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Why is lower oxygen affinity in hb better at higher altitudes?

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Why is lower oxygen affinity in hb better at higher altitudes?

At higher altitudes such as on top of a mountain, the air is less dense and this means that the partial pressure of oxygen is lower.

Last updated on 09 Dec 2024

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Do people living in high altitude have bigger lungs?

They have larger lung capacity than people living in the plains.

Last updated on 09 Dec 2024

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What is the effect of high altitude on an unacclimated person?

High altitude environments can be debilitating to unacclimatized individuals exposed to elevations above 3,000 m (9,843 ft) for periods ranging from several hours to days. Moderate hypoxia induces substantial alterations in physiological and psychological parameters within a few hours

Last updated on 09 Dec 2024

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At which altitude does the air begin to be noticeably thinner?

At 12,500 feet the air becomes thinner and oxygen becomes lower making it difficult to breathe.

Last updated on 09 Dec 2024

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What causes an increase in hemoglobin?

High hemoglobin level is most often caused by low oxygen levels in the blood (hypoxia), present over a long period of time. Common reasons includes bone marrow disease that causes abnormal increase in red blood cells (polycythemia vera) Congenital heart disease and heavy smoking.

Last updated on 09 Dec 2024

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Is there such a thing as 'reverse altitude sickness'?

Humans can certainly experience reverse altitude sickness, known as high-altitude de acclimatisation syndrome (HADAS). When people who live at low altitude have adjusted to a high-altitude, low-oxygen environment, they can get any of a large number of possible symptoms of HADAS when returning to a lower altitude.

Last updated on 09 Dec 2024

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