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The High Altitude Medicine Guide. These web pages provide information about altitude illness and other health issues affecting travellers to high mountainous regions of the world. ... High Altitude Illness, Acute Mountain Sickness, AMS, Mal de Montagne, Soroche, High Altitude Pulmonary Edema, HAPE,
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www.high-altitude-medicine.com/
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Altitude sickness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Altitude sickness , also known as acute mountain sickness ( AMS ), altitude illness , hypobaropathy , or soroche , is a pathological effect of high altitude on humans (and animals), caused ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altitude_sickness
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Information about high-altitude illness from the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). ... If you're planning a trip to altitudes over 8,000 feet, talk with your doctor about high-altitude illness (also called mountain sickness or altitude sickness)
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familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/healthy/physical/injuries/247.html
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High altitude cerebral edema; Altitude anoxia; Altitude sickness; Mountain sickness; High altitude pulmonary edema ... Wright A, Brearey S, Imray C. High hopes at high altitudes: pharmacotherapy for acute mountain sickness and high-altitude cerebral and pulmonary oedema. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2008; 9(1): 119-27.
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000133.htm
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Sometimes people get sick at high altitudes, such as in the mountains. This is called mountain sickness or high-altitude sickness. ... ; High-Altitude Sickness; What is high-altitude or mountain sickness?
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www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4618
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Outdoor Action Guide to; High Altitude: Acclimatization and Illnesses ... High altitude-we all enjoy that tremendous view from a high summit, but there are risks in going to high altitude, and it's important to understand these risks. Here is a ... High Altitude Sickness and Wellness, Charles Houston, ICS Books, 1995.
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www.princeton.edu/~rcurtis/altitude.html
www.princeton.edu/~rcurtis/altitude.html
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The physiology of altitude sickness is not completely understood. The fundamental problem lies with the fact that with increasing altitude there is a progressive decrease in barometric pressure and a corresponding lower partial pressure of oxygen in inspired air, ... High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE):
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www.utah.edu/umed/students/clubs/international/presentations/high.html
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Overview article with an informational handout for patients. ... It presents as one of three forms: acute mountain sickness (AMS), high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) and high-altitude cerebral edema (HACE). But high-altitude illness can have many other manifestations.
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