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Vascular endothelial growth factor and acute mountain sickness

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2009
Study Objective: Despite causing significant morbidity throughout the mountainous regions of the world, the pathophysiology of acute mountain sickness (AMS) remains poorly understood.
Nilles Eric, Sayward Helen, D'Onofrio Gail   +2 more
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Aging in Southeast Asia and Japan: Challenges and opportunities

Geriatrics &Gerontology International, EarlyView.
This paper advocates the importance of considering the relative position of age in society, rather than simply focusing on age alone. In Japan, the 90th percentile age has reached 80 years, which means that 10% of the population is aged ≥80 years. Trends in life expectancy and fertility in Southeast Asia reflect the region's vulnerability to conflicts,
Ryota Sakamoto
wiley   +1 more source

Anxiety as a Risk Factor for Acute Mountain Sickness Among Young Chinese Men After Exposure at 3800 M: A cross‒sectional Study

Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 2023
Xugang Tang,1,2 Xiuchuan Li,1 Qian Xin,3 Qiang Wang,1 Shuang Li,1 Yongjian Yang1 1Department of Cardiology, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Cardiology, The No.
Tang X, Li X, Xin Q, Wang Q, Li S, Yang Y   +5 more
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Liječenje visinske bolesti nadtlakom [PDF]

, 2002
This paper describes the treatment of a severe case of acute mountain sickness with a portable hyperbaric chamber. A 37-year old climber was treated for acute high altitude pulmonary oedema, which developed on the North Col of Mount Everest, at an ...
Dubravko Marković, Hasan Kovačević
core   +1 more source

Emergency Nurses' Perceptions and Experiences in Managing Acute Pain in Critically Ill Adult Patients: A Qualitative Study

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim The aim of this study was to examine the perceptions and experiences of emergency nurses managing acute pain in critically ill patients. Design Qualitative descriptive study. Method Non‐participant observations (n = 46, 157 h across 10 shifts) and semi‐structured interviews (n = 30) were conducted at two Australian metropolitan emergency ...
Wayne Varndell, Margaret Fry, Doug Elliott   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficacy and harm of pharmacological prevention of acute mountain sickness: quantitative systematic review [PDF]

, 2000
Lionel Dumont
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Beyond the scoreboard: Coaches' UV‐related skin cancer knowledge in outdoor sports

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, EarlyView.
The nationwide representative C3O study shows clear deficits in UV‐specific skin cancer knowledge among 1200 German coaches interviewed. Significant differences were evident across different sports as well as between micro and meso‐level characteristics.
Sven Schneider, Zoe A. Parsons, Sophie Leer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pharmacological prevention of acute mountain sickness [PDF]

, 2001
Peter H. Hackett
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Pregnancy Burden: An Integrative Review and Dimensional Analysis of Pregnancy's Hidden Challenges

Journal of Midwifery &Women's Health, EarlyView.
Introduction Outcomes surrounding childbirth have focused on survival, leaving gaps in understanding the comprehensive experience of pregnancy for the pregnant individual. Anecdotally, pregnancy and the opportunity to reproduce is often received with a celebratory response.
Hannah E. Kumarasamy, Felesia Bowen, Becca Billings, Patricia A. Patrician   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Greater awareness and education are needed to help prevent acute mountain sickness [PDF]

, 2001
J Windsor, H Montgomery
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