Acute high-altitude sickness [PDF]
European Respiratory Review, 2017 At any point 1–5 days following ascent to altitudes ≥2500 m, individuals are at risk of developing one of three forms of acute altitude illness: acute mountain sickness, a syndrome of nonspecific symptoms including headache, lassitude, dizziness and ...
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Risk factors associated with high altitude sickness among travelers: A case control study in Himalaya district of Nepal. [PDF]
PLOS Global Public HealthHigh elevation adventures are popular among travelers; however, they carry significant health risks, such as altitude sickness. This study aims to identify risk factors associated with high altitude sickness among travelers to Mustang district.
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Pathophysiology and Therapy of High-Altitude Sickness: Practical Approach in Emergency and Critical Care. [PDF]
J Clin Med, 2022 High altitude can be a hostile environment and a paradigm of how environmental factors can determine illness when human biological adaptability is exceeded.
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The combined use of acetazolamide and Rhodiola in the prevention and treatment of altitude sickness. [PDF]
Ann Transl Med, 2022 Background Altitude sickness (AS), which is caused by rapid exposure to low amounts of oxygen at high elevations, poses a great threat to humans working and traveling in these conditions. Acute mountain sickness includes high-altitude pulmonary edema and
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Bilateral choroidal effusions after taking acetazolamide for altitude sickness. [PDF]
BMJ Case Rep, 2022 A fit and healthy 44-year-old woman took a single dose of oral acetazolamide (125 mg) in preparation for a hiking trip to Everest base camp. She awoke the next morning with profoundly blurred distance vision.
Rothwell A, Anderson O.
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Physiological responses during ascent to high altitude and the incidence of acute mountain sickness
Physiological Reports, 2021 Acute mountain sickness (AMS) occurs when there is failure of acclimatisation to high altitude. The aim of this study was to describe the relationship between physiological variables and the incidence of AMS during ascent to 5300 m.
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Adaptation and altitude sickness: A 40-year bibliometric analysis and collaborative networks [PDF]
Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 Introduction:We analyze the scientific production and collaboration networks of studies based on adaptation and altitude diseases in the period 1980–2020.MethodsThe publications were extracted from journals indexed in Scopus.
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Intelligent monitoring and individualized strategies for preventing altitude sickness during altitude training [PDF]
Frontiers in PhysiologyAltitude training is a special training method that uses a hypoxic environment to improve athletic performance. Its scientificity and safety have always attracted much attention.
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Quality and reliability of health information about altitude sickness on Douyin and Bilibili: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
BMC Public HealthBackground Short video platforms are increasingly used for health information in China, yet the quality of user generated content on altitude sickness remains unexamined.
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High altitude cerebral edema - its own entity or end-stage acute mountain sickness?
Journal of Applied Physiology, 2021 High-altitude cerebral edema (HACE) and acute mountain sickness (AMS) are neuro-pathologies associated with rapid exposure to hypoxia. However, speculation remains regarding the exact etiology of both HACE and AMS and whether or not they share a common ...
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