Variability in pulmonary function changes in United States Antarctic Program participants following rapid transport to the South Pole

• Published in: The FASEB Journal
• Main Authors: Lalande, S, Ceridon, M L, Anderson, P J, Miller, A D, Beck, K C, O'Malley, K A, Johnson, J B, Johnson, B D
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2010
• Subjects: Antarctic; McMurdo Station; South Pole; Antarc*; South pole; United States Antarctic Program
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.24.1_supplement.990.13

Maximal expiratory flows (MEF) are dependent on gas density, lung volume, subject effort and airway characteristics. Variable changes in MEF occur after ascent to altitude which may represent an interaction between gas density changes, catecholamine stimulation and mild interstitial edema. Hypoxia i...