
Everest, hæsti tindur jarðar.

Samband loftþrýstings og hæðar yfir sjávarmáli.

Súrefnismettun í slagæðablóði fjallgöngumanna á Everest minnkar með aukinni hæð. Myndin er byggð á gögnum frá Dr. Nick Mason.
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Þetta svar er hluti af lengri grein, Hæðarveiki og tengdir sjúkdómar, sem birtist í Læknablaðinu 11. tbl. 105. árg. 2019 og birt hér með góðfúslegu leyfi höfunda. Áhugasamir lesendur eru hvattir til að kynna sér greinina í heild sinni. Gröfin tvö í svarinu eru úr sömu grein, höfundur þeirra er Guðbjörg Tómasdóttir. Spurningu Gísla Steinars er hér svarað að hluta.