Intrapulmonary and Intracardiac Shunting With Exercise at Altitude Chris H.E. Imray, MB, BS, PhD, Kyle T.S. Pattinson, FRCA, Steve Myers, BSc, Colin W. Chan, FRCS, Helen Hoar, MB ChB, Steve Brearey, MB, ChB, Phil Collins, BSc, Alex D. Wright, FRCP Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 19, Issue 3, Pages 199-204 (September 2008) DOI: 10.1580/07-WEME-BR-162.1 Copyright © 2008 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Experimental protocol. MCA indicates middle cerebral artery blood velocity (TCD, transcranial doppler); VO2, maximum oxygen consumption; PETO2, end-tidal oxygen; PETCO2, end-tidal carbon dioxide; SpO2, oxygen saturation; BP, blood pressure; HR, heart rate. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2008 19, 199-204DOI: (10.1580/07-WEME-BR-162.1) Copyright © 2008 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Transcranial doppler traces at maximum oxygen consumption on acute exposure to 3450m after the injection of contrast media into the left antecubital vein. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2008 19, 199-204DOI: (10.1580/07-WEME-BR-162.1) Copyright © 2008 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions