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Fit for high altitude: are hypoxic challenge tests useful?
Altitude travel results in acute variations of barometric pressure, which induce different degrees of hypoxia, changing the gas contents in body tissues and cavities. Non ventilated air containing cavities may induce barotraumas of the lung (pneumothorax), sinuses and middle ear, with pain, vertigo...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2011
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3463068/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22958673 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2049-6958-6-1-38 |