Space physiology

The success of any space flight mission depends not only on advanced technology but also on the health and well-being of crew members. This book, written by an astronaut physician, is the first practical guide to maintaining crew members health in space. It combines research results with practical advice on such problems as bone loss, kidney stones, muscle wasting, motion sickness, loss of balance, orthostatic intolerance, weight loss, psychosocial problems, and excessive radiation exposure. Additional topics include pre-flight preparation, relevant gender differences, long-duration medical planning, post-flight rehabilitation, and the physiology of extra-vehicular activity. Designed as a handbook for space crews, this text is also an invaluable tool for all the engineers, medical personnel, and scientists who plan and execute space missions "The success of any spaceflight mission depends not only on advanced technology but also on the health and well-being of crew members. This book, written by an astronaut-physician, is the first practical guide to maintaining crew members' health in space. It combines research results with practical advice on such problems as bone loss, kidney stones, muscle wasting, motion sickness, loss of balance, orthostatic intolerance, weight loss, and excessive radiation exposure. Additional topics include preflight preparation, relevant gender differences, long-duration medical planning, postflight rehabilitation, and the physiology of extravehicular activity. Designed as a handbook for space crews, this text is also an invaluable tool for all the engineers, medical personnel, and scientists who plan and execute space missions."--BOOK JACKET Content: Bone loss: dealing with calcium and bone loss in space -- Psychosocial support: maintaining an effective team -- Radiation hazards: establishing a safe level -- Muscle loss: a practical approach to maintaining strength -- Extravehicular activity: performing eva safely -- Balance: neurovestibular effects of spaceflight and their operational consequences -- Cardiovascular changes: atrophy, arrhythmias, and orthostatic intolerance -- Nutrition: maintaining body mass and preventing disease -- Motion sickness in space: prevention and treatment -- Gender: identifying and managing the relevant differences -- Preflight preparation and postflight recovery: preparation and rehabilitation -- Long-duration flight medical planning: medical care on the way to the Moon and Mars. Bone loss: dealing with calcium and bone loss in space Psychosocial support: maintaining an effective team Radiation hazards: establishing a safe level Muscle loss: a practical approach to maintaining strength Extra vehicular activity: performing eva safely Balance: the neurovestibular effects of spaceflight and their operational consequences Cardiovascular changes: preventing orthostatic intolerance Nutrition: maintaining body mass and preventing disease Space motion sickness: prevention and treatment Gender differences: individualized management Pre-flight preparation, post-flight recovery: preparation and rehabilitation Long-duration medical planning: medical care on the way to Mars. This is the definitive handbook for space crews living and working in zero gravity, as well as for the wide community of scientists, physicians and engineers who support them. It offers advice on physiological and medical problems of bone loss, kidney stones, motion sickness, muscle loss, loss of balance, orthostatic intolerance, weight loss, radiation exposure, as well as on gender differences and extra-vehicular activity. Additional topics include preparation for flight, long-duration medical planning and rehabilitation. This is the first book to combine modern space physiology with practical advice En bog om rummedicin, der beskriver de påvirkninger, det menneskelige legeme udsættes for under rumflyvning