| Document ID (ISN) | 66475 |
| CIS number |
96-1018 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0095-6562 - Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
1996 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Basu C.K., Selvamurthy W., Bhaumick G., Gautam R.K., Sawhney R.C. |
| Title |
Respiratory changes during initial days of acclimatization to increasing altitudes |
| Bibliographic information |
Jan. 1996, Vol.67, No.1, p.40-45. Illus. 31 ref. |
| Abstract |
Daily changes in respiratory function were monitored in 16 male subjects at sea level and at high altitudes of 3110m, 3445m, and 4177m. Identical studies were carried out among acclimatized subjects staying at 3110m and 4177m for two years. Respiratory function values are tabulated for each altitude. Initial respiratory adjustment occurred by day 3 at 3110m and showed a further decrement at 4177m with a cyclic variation on day 6. Respiratory adaptation to hypoxia in acclimatized subjects were different at 3110m and 4177m. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
pulmonary ventilation; respiratory impairment; high altitude |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
hypoxia; spirometry; ventilatory capacity |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | India |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational physiology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
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| Browse category(ies) |
Hypobaric pressure
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
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