Background Mechanical stress on the heart is commonly considered the sole stimulus explaining the synthesis and release of ...

Nitrogen hypoxia requires pumping pure nitrogen through a full-facepiece respirator until the person dies by lack of oxygen.

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This condition, which often occurs during medical events such as heart failure, can also cause acute altitude sickness; ...

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Haemostasis (clot formation) halts the bleeding, and the body quickly forms a blood clot in response to injury. Inflammation ...