? Over the last decade the science and medicine of high altitude and hypoxia adaptation has
seen great advances. High Altitude: Human Adaptation to Hypoxia addresses the challenges in
dealing with the changes in human physiology and the particular medical conditions that arise
from exposure to high altitude. In-depth and comprehensive chapters cover both the basic
science and the clinical consequences of exposure to high altitude. Genetic cellular organ
and whole body system responses to high altitudes are covered and chapters discuss these
effects on a wide range of diseases. Expert authors provide insight into the care of patients
with pre-existing medical conditions that fail in some cases to adapt as well as offer insights
into how high altitude research can help critically ill patients. High Altitude: Human
Adaptation to Hypoxia is an important new volume that offers a window into greater
understanding and more successful treatment of hypoxic human diseases.
