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Ep 115 Altitude Sickness: Balloons though?

This Podcast Will Kill You

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The Effects of Altitude on Respiratory Compensation

Within one to two days, we see a rise in the concentration of hemoglobin. This happens because the volume of our plasma in our blood actually falls up to 15 to 25%. And this happens primarily via like a gentle diuresis. We start peeing off more fluid to decrease the plasma volume and then increase the concentration ofhemoglobin. If you're at altitude for less than a week, you're not going to see all of this play out.

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