High-Altitude Travel with Medical Problems Travel to high altitude is increasing. The authors
discuss physiological changes at high altitude, pretravel evaluation for common medical …

The pathophysiology of high-altitude illnesses has been well studied in normal individuals,
but little is known about the risks of high-altitude travel in patients with pre-existing lung …

INTRODUCTION Need for new recommendations for managing passengers with respiratory
disease planning air travel Since the first British Thoracic Society (BTS) recommendations …

A comprehensive update to this preeminent and accessible text, this fifth edition of a
bestseller was developed as a response to man's attempts to climb unaided to higher …

1 History 1 2 The atmosphere 16 3 Geography and the human response to altitude 28 4
Genetics and high altitude 40 5 Altitude acclimatization and deterioration 53 6 Control of …

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 …

Hampson NB, Kregenow DA, Mahoney AM, Kirtland SH, Horan KL, Holm JR, Gerbino AJ.
Altitude exposures during commercial flight: a reappraisal. Aviat Space Environ Med 2013; …

Airlines commonly report respiratory in-flight emergencies; flight outcomes have not been
examined prospectively in large numbers of respiratory patients. The current authors …

Patients with chronic lung disease may have mild hypoxemia at sea level. Some of these
cases may go unrecognized, and even among those who are known to be hypoxemic, some …

Hypoxia during sleep and exercise may occur in an important number of patients with cystic
fibrosis (CF). Despite its recognition, no clear definition for hypoxia in CF exists, and nor do …