Books /Hypoxia: Clinical Perspectives

9781639274611

American Medical Publishers

English

2021

184

$ 122.99

Hypoxia is a condition where a part or whole of the body is deprived of adequate oxygen supply at the tissue level. It is classified as generalized or local, depending on whether it affects the whole body or only a specific region of the body. Hypoxia is often a pathological condition. However, it can also be a part of the normal physiology due to variations in arterial oxygen concentrations. Generalized hypoxia can occur to healthy people while ascending high altitudes, breathing mixtures of gases with low oxygen content, etc. Mild, non-damaging intermittent hypoxia is also used intentionally in altitude training to develop an athletic performance adaptation. This book contains some path-breaking studies on hypoxia. From theories to research to clinical applications, case studies related to all contemporary topics of relevance to the clinical perspective of hypoxia have been included herein. This book will serve as a valuable source of reference for graduate and post graduate students.