What to Expect Working as a Doctor at a High-Altitude Aid Post.

abstract：:The aims of the present study were to measure the satiety neuropeptide cholecystokinin (CCK) in humans at terrestrial high altitude to investigate its possible role in the pathophysiology of anorexia, cachexia, and acute mountain sickness (AMS). Nineteen male mountaineers aged 38 +/- 12 years participated in a 20 +/- ...

journal_title：High altitude medicine & biology

authors： Bailey DM,Davies B,Milledge JS,Richards M,Williams SR,Jordinson M,Calam J

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Richalet, Jean-Paul, and François J. Lhuissier. Aging, tolerance to high altitude, and cardiorespiratory response to hypoxia. High Alt Med Biol. 16:117-124, 2015.--It is generally accepted that aging is rather protective, at least at moderate altitude. Some anecdotal reports even mention successful ascent of peaks ove...

journal_title：High altitude medicine & biology

authors： Richalet JP,Lhuissier FJ

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Painschab, Matthew S., Gary E. Malpartida, Victor G. Davila-Roman, Robert H. Gilman, Todd M. Kolb, Fabiola Leon-Velarde, J. Jaime Miranda, and William Checkley. Association between serum concentrations of hypoxia inducible factor responsive proteins and excessive erythrocytosis in high altitude Peru. High Alt Med Biol...

journal_title：High altitude medicine & biology

authors： Painschab MS,Malpartida GE,Dávila-Roman VG,Gilman RH,Kolb TM,León-Velarde F,Miranda JJ,Checkley W

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the determinants of acute mountain sickness (AMS) and of summiting in expedition-style mountaineering, 919 mountaineers (15.4% female) leaving Aconcagua Provincial Park at the end of an expedition to Mt. Aconcagua (6962 m) via the normal route were retrospectively evaluated by questionnaires. Symptoms o...

journal_title：High altitude medicine & biology

authors： Pesce C,Leal C,Pinto H,González G,Maggiorini M,Schneider M,Bärtsch P

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Background: The physiological effects of hypoxia may be influenced by how hypoxia is achieved. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of recovery in hypobaric hypoxia (HH), normobaric hypoxia (NH), and normobaric normoxia (NN) after endurance exercise on ge...

journal_title：High altitude medicine & biology

authors： Ross CI,Shute RJ,Ruby BC,Slivka DR

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultrasonography is a noninvasive, reliable, repeatable, and inexpensive technology that has dramatically changed the practice of medicine. The clinical use of portable ultrasound devices has grown tremendously over the last 10 years in the fields of intensive care, emergency medicine, and anesthesiology. In this revie...

journal_title：High altitude medicine & biology

authors： Canepa CA,Harris NS

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of high altitude continuing medical education is to adapt knowledge and skills for practical application on the plateau. Most trainees have experience with academic education and grassroots work experience on the plateau, so they want knowledge about new advances in the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatme...

journal_title：High altitude medicine & biology

authors： Luo Y,Zhou Q,Huang J,Luo R,Yang X,Gao Y

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim was to establish scientifically supported recommendations for termination of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in mountain rescue, which can be applied by physicians and nonphysicians. A literature search was performed; the results and recommendations were discussed among the authors, and finally approved by...

journal_title：High altitude medicine & biology

authors： Paal P,Milani M,Brown D,Boyd J,Ellerton J

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thiersch, Markus, and Erik R. Swenson. High altitude and cancer mortality. High Alt Med Biol 19:116-123, 2018.-Humans living at high altitude (HA) are exposed to chronic (hypobaric) hypoxia. Despite the permanent stress of hypoxic exposure, humans populating HA areas have reduced cancer mortality over a broad spectrum...

journal_title：High altitude medicine & biology

authors： Thiersch M,Swenson ER

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Chronic hypoxia increases dependence on glucose in men and increases insulin sensitivity in men and women. Cyclic Variations in Altitude Conditioning (CVAC) is a novel technology that provides exposure to rapidly fluctuating cyclic hypobaric hypoxia (CHH). PURPOSE:To test the hypothesis that markers of gluc...

journal_title：High altitude medicine & biology

authors： Marquez JL,Rubinstein S,Fattor JA,Shah O,Hoffman AR,Friedlander AL

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alpinist and scientist George Ingle Finch was invited on the 1921 British Mount Everest Reconnaissance, but events conspired to keep him away from Everest until the 1922 British expedition to the mountain. Very little is known in the English-speaking world about the 1925 German language book Der Kampf um den Everest, ...

journal_title：High altitude medicine & biology

authors： Rodway GW

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Background: Platelets are the key factor in primary hemostasis. It has been shown that chronic altitude exposure increases platelets' aggregability. Nevertheless, data about acute effects and the underlying mechanisms are sparse. Methods: ...

journal_title：High altitude medicine & biology

authors： Lackermair K,Schuhmann CG,Mertsch P,Götschke J,Milger K,Brunner S

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transient focal neurological deficits have been described in sojourners to high altitude. We present two cases of transient expressive aphasia in well-acclimatized high altitude climbers. We speculate that this type of transient focal neurological impairment may represent migraine aura, and we discuss other reports of...

journal_title：High altitude medicine & biology

authors： Dietz TE,McKiel VH

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shatylo, Valerii B., Tetiana V. Serebrovska, Anna V. Gavalko, Egor Egorov, and Oleg V. Korkushko. Acute hypoxic test in patients with prediabetes. High Alt Med Biol. 17:101-107, 2016.-Prediabetes is a state of impaired carbohydrate metabolism when not all of the symptoms required to label a person as diabetic are pres...

journal_title：High altitude medicine & biology

authors： Shatylo VB,Serebrovska TV,Gavalko AV,Egorov E,Korkushko OV

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bailey, Damian Miles, Benjamin S. Stacey, and Mark Gumbleton. A systematic review and meta-analysis reveals altered drug pharmacokinetics in humans during acute exposure to terrestrial high altitude-clinical justification for dose adjustment? High Alt Med Biol. 19:141-148, 2018. OBJECTIVE:While physiological response...

journal_title：High altitude medicine & biology

authors： Bailey DM,Stacey BS,Gumbleton M

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:West, John B. Are permanent residents of high altitude fully adapted to their hypoxic environment? High Alt Med Biol. 18:135-139, 2017.-Millions of people live permanently at high altitude and many have been there for generations. It is sometimes claimed that these people have completely adapted to their environment, ...

journal_title：High altitude medicine & biology

authors： West JB

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although thousands of people ascend 4205 m to visit the summit of Mauna Kea each year, there has been no information on the rate of altitude illness triggered by such visits. Two surveys were used: one for tourists driving up to the summit and the other for summit astronomy workers staying at lodging facilities at int...

journal_title：High altitude medicine & biology

authors： Onopa J,Haley A,Yeow ME

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Luks, Andrew M. Should travelers with hypertension adjust their medications when traveling to high altitude? High Alt. Med. Biol. 10:11-15, 2009.-When advising travelers to high altitude, clinicians should consider how their patient's underlying medical conditions may be affected by the high altitude and whether chang...

journal_title：High altitude medicine & biology

authors： Luks AM

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a survey of equipment in medical backpacks for mountain rescuers and mountain emergency physicians. The aim was to investigate whether there are standards for medical equipment in mountain rescue organizations associated with the International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MEDCOM). A qu...

journal_title：High altitude medicine & biology

authors： Elsensohn F,Soteras I,Resiten O,Ellerton J,Brugger H,Paal P

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Otero, Liliana, Patricia Hidalgo, Rafael González, and Carlos A. Morillo. Association of cardiovascular disease and sleep apnea at different altitudes. High Alt Med Biol. 17:336-341, 2016.-We evaluated the prevalence of sleep apnea (SA) in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) at different altitudes. A total of 3...

journal_title：High altitude medicine & biology

authors： Otero L,Hidalgo P,González R,Morillo CA

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Published incidences of acute mountain sickness (AMS) vary widely. Reasons for this variation, and predictive factors of AMS, are not well understood. We aimed to identify predictive factors that are associated with the occurrence of AMS, and to test the hypothesis that study design is an independent predictive fa...

journal_title：High altitude medicine & biology

authors： Waeber B,Kayser B,Dumont L,Lysakowski C,Tramèr MR,Elia N

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Completing a marathon (42.2 km) is one of the more challenging sports activities. Besides the distance, the ambient conditions of the race (altitude, temperature, etc) can increase the physiological demands of the event. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relation between the altitude of the city in whic...

journal_title：High altitude medicine & biology

authors： Lara B,Salinero JJ,Del Coso J

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：: Background: Hypobaric hypoxia (HH) increases the risk of high altitude-related illnesses (HARI). The pathophysiological mechanism(s) involved are still partially unknown. Altered vascular reactivity as consequence of endothelial dysfunction during HH might play a role in t...

journal_title：High altitude medicine & biology

authors： Grittani M,Pellegrino G,Conte S,Morello A,Autore A,Cimmino G,Trimarco B,Morgagni F,Cirillo P

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Abnormally high pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) in hypoxia due to exaggerated hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) is a key factor for development of high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE). It was shown that about 10% of a healthy Caucasian population has an exaggerated HPV that is comparable to the respon...

journal_title：High altitude medicine & biology

authors： Dehnert C,Mereles D,Greiner S,Albers D,Scheurlen F,Zügel S,Böhm T,Vock P,Maggiorini M,Grünig E,Bärtsch P

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxemia is a major life-threatening complication of childhood pneumonia. The threshold points for hypoxemia vary with altitude. However, few published data describe that normal range of variation. The purpose of this study was to establish reference values of normal mean Sao(2) levels and an approximate cutoff point...

journal_title：High altitude medicine & biology

authors： Schult S,Canelo-Aybar C

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wang, Xing-Min, Hui Liu, Jian-Yu Li, Jin-Xia Wei, Xia Li, Yong-Liang Zhang, Ling-Zhi Li, and Xi-Zheng Zhang. Rosamultin attenuates acute hypobaric hypoxia-induced bone injuries by regulation of sclerostin and its downstream signals. High Alt Med Biol. 21:273-286, 2020. Background: ...

journal_title：High altitude medicine & biology

authors： Wang XM,Liu H,Li JY,Wei JX,Li X,Zhang YL,Li LZ,Zhang XZ

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The male reproductive functions of the members of the Masherbrum (7821 m) Expedition in 1999 were examined via semen analyses and endocrine tests. Specimens were collected from three subjects who had stayed above 5100 m for 21 to 24 days and above 6700 m for 4 to 5 days before departure and 1 month, 3 months, and 2 yr...

journal_title：High altitude medicine & biology

authors： Okumura A,Fuse H,Kawauchi Y,Mizuno I,Akashi T

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurological disturbances may be present at high altitude independently of high altitude cerebral edema. We report here the case of a patient who experienced for the first time generalized seizures after spending a night at an altitude of 5200 m, with no preceding symptoms of acute mountain sickness. An initial CT sca...

journal_title：High altitude medicine & biology

authors： Daleau P,Morgado DC,Iriarte CA,Desbiens R

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the first ascent of Mont Blanc by Jacques Balmat and Dr. Michel-Gabriel Paccard in 1786, numerous scientific events have taken place on the highest peak of Europe. Horace Benédict de Saussure, since his first ascent in 1787, made numerous observations on barometric pressure, temperature, geology, and mountain si...

journal_title：High altitude medicine & biology

authors： Richalet JP

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Examined the change in neurobehavioral function of individuals acclimated to high altitudes and those native to high altitudes. METHODS:A neurobehavioral core test battery approved by the WHO (WHO-NCTB) was used to evaluate the effects of high altitude hypoxia on neurobehavioral function. The WHO-NCTB is composed...

journal_title：High altitude medicine & biology

authors： Zhang G,Zhou SM,Yuan C,Tian HJ,Li P,Gao YQ

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00