A5084747566- High Altitude and Hypoxia
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Melamine detection and toxicity
- Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
- Muscle metabolism and nutrition
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Travel-related health issues
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications
- Electrolyte and hormonal disorders
- Polyamine Metabolism and Applications
Stanford University
2017-2019
LAC+USC Medical Center
2015-2017
University of Utah
2016
Background: Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is a common disease that may have pulmonary component, as suggested by interstitial edema quantified the B-line score (BLS) on ultrasound (US). This subclinical has been shown to increase with ascent high altitude and AMS severity, but not prospectively associated incidence in large prospective study. Materials Methods: observational study was part of randomized controlled trial enrolling healthy adults over four weekends ascending White Mountain,...
Small, Elan, Nicholas Juul, David Pomeranz, Patrick Burns, Caleb Phillips, Mary Cheffers, and Grant S. Lipman. Predictive capacity of pulmonary function tests for acute mountain sickness. High Alt Med Biol. 22: 193-200, 2021. Background: Pulmonary as measured by spirometry has been investigated at altitude with heterogenous results, though data focused on sickness (AMS) are limited. The objective this study was to investigate the (PFTs) predict development AMS. Materials Methods: This a...
Introduction Exercise-associated hyponatremia (EAH) is a well-recognized potential complication of endurance runners. It syndrome hypervolemic and occurs secondary to relative increase in total body water primarily caused by intake exceeding urinary sweat losses. Symptomatic EAH has been found up 23% 38% those seeking medical care triathalons, marathons, ultramarathons (1,2). Mild likely underdiagnosed, as symptoms nausea, vomiting, headache, dizziness are often ascribed dehydration or...
CaseA 30-year-old man without prior respiratory illness presented with coughing, wheezing, dyspnea on exertion, and decreased exercise tolerance after a 7-hour overnight exposure to yak-dung smoke.This episode took place at 4,240 m elevation in Pheriche village, along the Everest Base Camp trekking route within Khumbu region of Nepali Himalayas.Prior going bed that evening, group five cohabitants had difficult time igniting potbelly heating stove filled biomass fuel common room.Each they...