High Altitude Physiology Research on Mt. Everest -- Bruce Johnson, Ph.D.

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Channel: Mayo Clinic · 2012 · Science & Technology

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In a video originally posted on www.theheart.org, Bruce D. Johnson, Ph.D., an exercise physiologist with an independent research program in the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases at Mayo Clinic, discusses altitude physiology and the team of Mayo Clinic researchers traveling to Mt. Everest to study pulmonary congestion, rapid weight-loss, patient monitoring techniques, and equipment performance in a high altitude environment.

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