Ward, Milledge and West’s High Altitude Medicine and Physiology

This pre-eminent work has developed over six editions in response to man's attempts to climb higher and higher unaided, and to spend more time at altitude for both work and recreation. Building on this established reputation, the new and highly experienced authors provide a fully revised and updated text that will help doctors continue to improve the health and safety of all people who visit, live or work in the cold, thin air of high mountains. The sixth edition remains invaluable for any doctor accompanying an expedition or advising patients on a visit to altitude, those specialising in illness and accidents in high places, and for physicians and physiologists who study our dependence on oxygen and the adaptation of the body to altitude. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Contents Foreword Acknowledgments 1. History of high altitude medicine and physiology SECTION 1: THE ENVINRONMENT AND ITS PEOPLE 2. The atmosphere 3. Geography 4. High altitude residents 5. Travelers and workers at high altitude 6. Genetics and genomics of exposure to high altitude SECTION 2: PHYSIOLOGIC RESPONSES TO HYPOXIA 7. Acclimatization 8. Pulmonary gas exchange 9. Control of breathing 10. Oxygen affinity and acid–base balance 11. Cardiovascular system 12. Central nervous system 13. Hematologic responses 14. Peripheral tissues 15. Energy balance and metabolism 16. Endocrinology and renal function 17. Sleep 18. Exercise 19. Physiology of extreme altitude SECTION 3: CLINICAL HIGH ALTITUDE MEDICINE 20. Acute mountain sickness 21. High altitude cerebral edema 22. High altitude pulmonary edema 23. Other medical conditions that occur at high altitude 24. Chronic altitude illness 25. High altitude travel with preexisting medical conditions 26. Children, the elderly, and women at high altitude 27. Other environmental illnesses in the mountains Index