Some results of medical investigations performed during the flight of the research orbital station Salyut.
The paper presents the main results of physiological studies carried out during the flight of the Salyut station. Details of atmospheric composition, diet, provisions for personal hygiene, the on-board medical kit, prophylactic measures, work and rest schedule are given. Methods of investigation, particularly for studying the cardiovascular response, are described, including tests using the application of lower body negative pressure. The subjective and objective in-flight condition of the cosmonauts is dealt with in detail. An evaluation of the cardiovascular response is made, as compared with previous flights, both at rest and during tests. Results of clinical and biochemical studies of the blood, certain indices of visual perception and microbiological investigations are described. It is concluded that the observed physiological changes are reversible.
Gurovsky
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Gazenko
O G
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Rudnyi
N M
NM
Lebedev
A A
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Egorov
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D000222:Adaptation, Physiological / Q000502:physiology*; D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D002320:Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008021:Life Support Systems; D008150:Lower Body Negative Pressure; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000382:microbiology; D013026:Space Flight; D014893:Weightlessness