Physiological responses and adaptations to exposure from moderate to extreme altitude: A case study of the youngest Malaysian climber to scale Mt. Everest / Adam Feizrel Linoby … [et al.]

• Main Authors: Linoby, Adam Feizrel, Nias, Mohd Azmi, Ahmad, Badli Esham, Zaki, Sufyan, Canda, Roger, Sariman, Hanifa, Azam, Zulkhairi, Amat, Aripin
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Musculoskeletal system. Movements; Mechanics. Kinesiology; Human physiology
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/39905/1/39905.PDF; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/39905/

The intense environmental conditions at the summit of Mt. Everest put human physiology near the limit of tolerance. The immediate (acute) effects of severe oxygen deprivation of extreme altitudes related to the human response and the adaptations to prolonged exposure (chronic) are complex. Mohd Nasu...