High Altitude Medicine and Physiology [Hardcover]

Michael P. Ward (Author), James S. Milledge (Author), John B. West (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0340759801 | ISBN-13: 978-0340759806 | Publication Date: December 15, 2000 | Edition: 3

Over the last two decades, there has been an explosion of interest in mountain pursuits, and doctors face new challenges in dealing with the changes in human physiology and particular medical conditions that arise from exposure to altitude and cold. The three authors are experienced mountaineering physicians who have dealt with illness and accidents in high places and who are known and respected internationally for their academic research in the field. The book will be invaluable reading for any doctor accompanying an exhibition to high altitude and also of interest to physicians and physiologists studying our dependence on oxygen and the ingenious physiological adjustments that allow us to live in the cold, thin air of high mountains. Building on the success and reputation of earlier editions, and incorporating the considerable advances that have occurred since the previous edition published in 1994, the third edition will establish this text as the definitive reference on high altitude medicine and physiology.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"a clear and comprehensive overview...for many people in medicine it will open doors to a better understanding" Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

"The definitive textbook of high-altitude medicine...the most comprehensive work available on the subject" Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

About the Author

Michael Ward is at Society of Apothecaries of London, London Hospital Medical College. James Milledge is at Northwick Park Hospital.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 434 pages
• Publisher: Hodder Arnold Publishers; 3 edition (December 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0340759801
• ISBN-13: 978-0340759806
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,084,705 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, November 5, 2008

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Joshua A. Watkins - See all my reviews
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This review is from: High Altitude Medicine and Physiology (Hardcover)

This book was very good. More for medical or physiologist, but could be interesting for anyone. This is the source for high altitude physiology.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good, December 31, 2007

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Michael Grace "Bookworm" (Costa Rica) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: High Altitude Medicine and Physiology (Hardcover)

This book contains an list of abbreviations that lacks a few entries, but doesn't have a glossary. It is therefore an excellent supplement to "Going Higher: Oxygen Man and Mountains," since it contains some medical terms that are explained in "Going Higher," along with some that aren't. This is understandable since "High Altitude Medecine..." is designed for medical students. Nonetheless once past the medical terminology, it can be grasped by a any bright literate person. Best of all it is half the price of any comparable book.

3.0 out of 5 stars good but lots of graphs misidentified, August 24, 2011

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High Words - See all my reviews

This review is from: High Altitude Medicine and Physiology (Hardcover)

I own it, read it, enjoyed it, those in the field need it.
Superstar authors, but many incorrectly-identified graphs and tables was annoying.