Bronchial Asthma: Advice for Patients Traveling to High Altitude
| Autor: | Giuseppe Fiorenzano, Annalisa Cogo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Respiratory diseases
medicine.medical_specialty Physiology Moderate altitude Altitude medicine Humans Anti-Asthmatic Agents Antigens Dermatophagoides Hypoxia Exercise Asthma Low altitude Travel Hypocapnia business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Airway inflammation General Medicine Effects of high altitude on humans medicine.disease respiratory tract diseases Bronchial hyperresponsiveness Emergency medicine Physical therapy Bronchial Hyperreactivity business Airway |
| Zdroj: | High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 10:117-121 |
| ISSN: | 1557-8682 1527-0297 |
| DOI: | 10.1089/ham.2009.1007 |
| Popis: | Cogo, Annalisa, and Giuseppe Fiorenzano. Bronchial asthma: advice for patients traveling to high altitude. High Alt. Med. Biol. 10: 117–121, 2009.—This article examines the possibility of traveling to altitude for patients suffering from bronchial asthma. The mountain environment, the adaptations of the respiratory system to high altitude, the underlying pathophysiologies of asthma, and the recommendations for patients, according to altitude, are discussed. In summary, staying at low altitude has a significant beneficial effect for asthmatic patients, due to the reduction of airway inflammation and the lower response to bronchoconstrictor stimuli; for staying at moderate altitude, there is conflicting information and no clinical data; at high altitude, the environment seems beneficial for well-controlled asthmatics, but intense exercise and upper airway infections (frequent during trekking) can be additional risks and should be avoided. Further, in remote areas health facilities are often difficu... |
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