Water balance and acute mountain sickness before and after arrival at high altitude of 4,350 m

Author:

Richalet, Jean-Paul, Robach, Paul, Westerterp, Kiaas R., Wouters, Loek

Title:

Water balance and acute mountain sickness before and after arrival at high altitude of 4,350 m

Periodical:

Journal of Applied Physiology

Year:

1996

Volume:

80

Pages:

1968-72

Subject:

Acute mountain sickness (AMS) Altitude mountain sickness (AMS) Extracellular water Total body water

Summary:

Since one of the problems that one may experience at high altitude is the maintenance of water balance in one's system, this study is a first attempt to measure water balance and its components at altitude by using labeled water and bromide dilution and relating the results with acute mountain sickness (AMS) and how this high-altitude disease relates to those who retain fluid. This study allowed for the measurement of insensible water loss at high altitude by simultaneously measuring total water turnover and fluid loss in urine and feces.

Label:

Altitude Mountain Sickness (AMS)

URL:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8806902/

Date:

June 1996

Collection:

Periodicals