Excessive Polycythemia of High Altitude: Role of Ventilatory Drive and Lung Disease1–3
Kryger M, McCullough R, Doekel R, Collins D, Weil J, Grover R. Excessive Polycythemia of High Altitude: Role of Ventilatory Drive and Lung Disease1–3. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 1978, 118: 659-666. PMID: 707889, DOI: 10.1164/arrd.1978.118.4.659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCause of hypoxemiaExcessive polycythemiaPolycythemic patientsTidal volumeNormal subjectsExcessive hypoxemiaChemical driveAbnormal breathing patternsAlveolar-arterial differenceSmall tidal volumesHigh-altitude residentsRespiratory QuestionnaireSpirometric featuresHypoxic depressionVentilatory driveLung diseaseControl subjectsVentilatory responseMinute ventilationNormal lungBreathing patternHypoxemiaPatientsPolycythemiaDead space