Respiratory Changes at High Altitudes

The referenced video provides an elaborate insight into the changes in the Respiratory Mechanisms linked to high altitudes. Timeline: 00:00 Introduction 00:27 High Altitudes - Changes in Pressures 00:57 The concept of Acclimatization 01:19 High Altitudes - Changes in Ventilation 01:54 Hypoxemic Hypoxia 02:12 High Altitudes - Changes in Ventilation Contd. 03:55 High Altitudes - Changes in Circulation 05:21 High Altitudes - Changes in Tissues 05:46 Hypoxia - Systemic and Pulmonary Affect 06:15 Acute Mountain Sickness 06:57 Chronic Mountain SIckness 07:13 The role of Hypoxic Vasoconstriction