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Does This Patient Have Acute Mountain Sickness?: The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review. [PDF]
, 2017 Acute mountain sickness (AMS) affects more than 25% of individuals ascending to 3500 m (11 500 ft) and more than 50% of those above 6000 m (19 700 ft).
Collet, T.H. +6 more
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Prevention and treatment of high altitude cerebral edema (HACE)
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2020 High altitude cerebral edema (HACE) is often a severe and potentially fatal manifestation of acute mountain sickness (AMS). It usually develops within the first 2 in individuals rapidly ascending at altitudes above 4000 m.
Karol Mazur +4 more
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High-altitude illness: Management approach
Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2019 In high altitudes, usually above 2500 m, travelers are faced with decreased partial pressure of oxygen along with decreased barometric pressure. High-altitude illness, a syndrome of acute mountain sickness, high-altitude cerebral edema and high-altitude ...
Gökhan Aksel +2 more
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Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin: its response to hypoxia and association with acute mountain sickness. [PDF]
, 2013 Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) is a common clinical challenge at high altitude (HA). A point-of-care biochemical marker for AMS could have widespread utility.
Begley, J +11 more
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Journal of The Nepal Medical Association- Editorial
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2003 Man And The Mountains HIgh Altitude Pulmonary Oedema And Acute Mountain ...
JNMA Editorial
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Variants of the low oxygen sensors EGLN1 and HIF-1AN associated with acute mountain sickness. [PDF]
, 2014 Two low oxygen sensors, Egl nine homolog 1 (EGLN1) and hypoxia-inducible factor 1-α inhibitor (HIF-1AN), play pivotal roles in the regulation of HIF-1α, and high altitude adaption may be involved in the pathology of acute mountain sickness (AMS).
Huang, Lan +5 more
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Risk factors for high-altitude headache upon acute high-altitude exposure at 3700 m in young Chinese men: a cohort study. [PDF]
, 2013 BackgroundThis prospective and observational study aimed to identify demographic, physiological and psychological risk factors associated with high-altitude headache (HAH) upon acute high-altitude exposure.MethodsEight hundred fifty subjects ascended by ...
Bian, Shi-Zhu +8 more
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Archives of Public Health, 2017 We kindly thank the journal for the opportunity to respond to the recent comments made regarding our manuscript entitled “Acute mountain sickness among tourists visiting the high-altitude city of Lhasa, Tibet, China at 3658 m above sea level: A cross ...
Gonggalanzi, Per Nafstad
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High-altitude headache and acute mountain sickness
Neurología (English Edition), 2014 Introduction: Headache is the most common complication associated with exposure to high altitude, and can appear as an isolated high-altitude headache (HAH) or in conjunction with acute mountain sickness (AMS).
F.J. Carod-Artal
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Severe acute mountain sickness [PDF]
Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1979 Summary The experiences of acute mountain sickness (AMS) as it has presented to a physician working in a general hospital at 1370 m in Kathmandu, nepal, are described. The features of 39 cases are analysed. It is suggested that AMS should be classified into benign and malignant forms.
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