Altitude Sickness

Question 1

Altitude sickness occurs when altitude too high for body to cope, or _ to rapid

Answer 1

Decrease in pressure

Question 2

So little oxygen, body works harder to

Question 3

Because so little oxygen, body must work harder to pass air through lungs, while increased breathing rate requires even more _

Answer 3

Energy expenditure

Question 4

Breathing becomes labored and irregular, and _ becomes inadequate

Answer 4

Oxygen concentrations reaching tissues

Question 5

With inadequate oxygen reaching tissues, a state of _ is reached

Answer 5

Hypoxia

Question 7

With hyper hypoxia, climber experiences (c, lh)

Answer 7

Confusion

Light headedness

Question 8

With hypoxia, climber experiences (2)

Answer 8

Headaches

Nausea

Question 9

Treatment for hypoxia is gradual decent and in some cases _

Answer 9

Drug therapy

Question 10

Severe altitude sickness can give rise to _

Answer 10

Brain hemorrhage

Question 11

Severe altitude sickness can give rise to accumulation of fluid in _

Answer 11

Lungs

Question 12

Body unable to function unaided beyond _ feet

Answer 12

21k

(6,400 meters)

Question 13

Mount Everest height

Answer 13

29,000 feet

(8,840 meters)