Main description:

As space medicine evolved from the late 1950s onward, the need arose for a ready reference for students and practitioners on the basic concepts of this new specialty. Through three editions edited by leaders in the development of space medicine, this classic text has met the need. This fourth edition of Space Physiology and Medicine provides succinct, evidence-based summaries of the current knowledge base in space medicine and serves as a source of information on the space environment, responses, and practices. Additionally, there is extensive online material available for each chapter, featuring overviews and self-study questions.

Contents:

Table of Contents

Space Physiology and Medicine - Evidence and Practice, Fourth Edition

Editors: Arnauld E. Nicogossian, Richard S. Williams, Carolyn L. Huntoon, Charles R. Doarn, Victor S. Schneider, James D. Polk

Dedication

Foreword

John Glenn

Preface

Acknowledgments

Contributors

Introduction

Arnauld E. Nicogossian and Charles R. Doarn

Section I: Introduction to Space Medicine

Chapter 1: Evolution of Human Capabilities and Space Medicine

Chapter 2: The Environment of Space Exploration

Arnauld E. Nicogossian

Chapter 3: Living and Working in Space: An Overview of Physiological Adaptation, Performance, and Health Risks

Arnauld E. Nicogossian, Richard S. Williams, Carolyn L. Huntoon, and Charles R. Doarn

Section II: Space Craft Environments

John T. James

Chapter 5: Microbiology

Cherie M. Oubre, Duane L. Pierson, and C. Mark Ott

Chapter 6: Acoustics and Audition

Christopher S. Allen, Richard W. Danielson, and John R. Allen

Chapter 7: Radiation Health and Protection

Kira Bacal and Joseph Romano

Section III: Space Flight and Crew Health: Adaptation, Pathophysiology, Rehabilitation, and Countermeasures

Chapter 8: Cardiopulmonary System: Aeromedical Considerations

Victor S. Schneider, John Charles, Johnny Conkin, and G. Kim Prisk

Chapter 9: Neurology

Millard F. Reschke, Gilles Clement, Shea L. Thorson, Deborah L. Harm, Thomas H. Mader, Alix M. Dudley, Scott J. Wood, Jacob J. Bloomberg, Ajitkumar P. Mulavara, C. Robert Gibson, and Dafydd R. Williams

Chapter 10: Regulatory Physiology

Scott M. Smith, Peggy A. Whitson, Sara R. Zwart, and Carolyn L. Huntoon

Chapter 11: Metabolism and Nutrition

Helen Lane, Scott M. Smith, and Vickie Kloeris

Chapter 12: Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Lakshmi Putcha, Peter W. Taylor, Vernie Daniels, and Sam L. Pool

Chapter 13: Musculoskeletal Adaptation to Space Flight

Victor S. Schneider, Lori Ploutz-Snyder, Adrian D. LeBlanc, and Jean Sibonga

Chapter 14: Behavioral Health and Performance

Walter Sipes, James D. Polk, Gary Beven, and Marc Shepanek

Section IV: Occupational Health and Safety Issues in Space Flight

Chapter 15: Principles of Crew Health Monitoring and Care

Charles R. Doarn, Richard S. Williams, Victor S. Schneider, and James D. Polk

Chapter 16: International Dimension of Space Medicine

Charles R. Doarn, Richard S. Williams, Arnauld E. Nicogossian, and James D. Polk

Section V: Ground-Based and Academic Training Programs

Chapter 17: Simulations and Analogs (Test-Beds)Arnauld E. Nicogossian, Yinyue Hu, Dafydd R. Williams, Richard S. Williams, and Victor S. Schneider

Chapter 18: Training in Space Medicine

Charles R. Doarn, Richard S. Williams, Arnauld E. Nicogossian, and James D. Polk

Section VI: Future Perspectives

Chapter 19: Commercial Space Tourism and Space as a Biomedical Laboratory

Charles R. Doarn, Victor S. Schneider, and Richard S. Williams

Acronyms