High Altitude Physiology

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High Altitude Physiology

• ? Altitude ?PO2
• Mechanisms of Adaptation
• ? Pulmonary Ventilation
• ? RBC
• ? Diffusing Capacity of Lung
• ? Vascularity in Tissues
• Enhance Oxygen Use

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CMS Physiology

• ?Erythropoiesis
• ? Viscosity
• ? Resistance
• ? Blood Flow
• Hypoxia
• Pulmonary Arterioles Constrict
• ? Pulmonary Artery Pressure
• Enlargement of Right Side of the Heart
• Congestive Heart Failure