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Sickness at high altitude: a literature review
Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health, 2002When some individuals spend just a few hours at low atmospheric pressure above 1,500 m (5,000 ft) - such as when climbing a mountain or flying in a plane at high altitude - they become ill. Altitude sickness studies originally concentrated on life-threatening illnesses which beset determined and athletic climbers at extreme altitudes.
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[Prevention of altitude sickness].
Fortschritte der Medizin, 1976In experimental and clinical studies the effect of Acetazolamide (Diamox) on acute mountain sickness was investigated. It could be established that Acetazolamide does influence the symptoms, the man effect seems to be a reduction of the respiratory alkalosis, which is found in control persons in high altitudes.
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Flying to high-altitude destinations: Is the risk of acute mountain sickness greater?
Journal of Travel Medicine, 2023Johannes Burtscher +2 more
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[Mountaineering and altitude sickness].
Therapeutische Umschau. Revue therapeutique, 2001Almost every second trekker or climber develops two to three symptoms of the high altitude illness after a rapid ascent (> 300 m/day) to an altitude above 4000 m. We distinguish two forms of high altitude illness, a cerebral form called acute mountain sickness and a pulmonary form called high altitude pulmonary edema.
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Altitude Sickness Prevention with Ibuprofen Relative to Acetazolamide
American Journal of Medicine, 2019Patrick Burns +2 more
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