CRACKCast E144 - High Altitude Medicine
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English - January 18, 2018 13:00 - 25 minutes - 45.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 38 ratingsHealth & Fitness Education canadiem carmscast clerkcast firstyeardiaries physiciansashumans Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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This episode of CRACKCast covers Rosen’s Chapter 144, High Altitude Medicine. The problems encountered can be mostly be prevented through slow ascent and generally treated with oxygen and descent. This summary of respiratory physiology will explain why people can find themselves quickly quite unwell at high altitudes.