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Altitude sickness and acetazolamide

BMJ, 2018
### What you need to know A 25 year old man plans to trek to Everest Base Camp (5545 m) in Nepal for charity. He asks you for a prescription of acetazolamide to prevent mountain sickness.
Jonathan Williamson, P. Oakeshott, J. Dallimore   +2 more
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Altitude Sickness

AAP Textbook of Pediatric Care, 2nd Ed, 2016
It's a great idea to plan ahead so you can make the most of your ski trip. Altitude sickness (sometimes called mountain sickness) is caused by the lack of oxygen and decreased air pressure at high altitudes.
Éric Walter, A. Luks
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Increased Cytokines at High Altitude: Lack of Effect of Ibuprofen on Acute Mountain Sickness, Physiological Variables, or Cytokine Levels

High Altitude Medicine and Biology, 2018
Lundeberg, Jenny, John R. Feiner, Andrew Schober, Jeffrey W. Sall, Helge Eilers, and Philip E. Bickler. Increased cytokines at high altitude: lack of effect of ibuprofen on acute mountain sickness, physiological variables or cytokine levels. High Alt Med
J. Lundeberg, J. Feiner, Andrew E. Schober, J. Sall, H. Eilers, P. Bickler   +5 more
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Energy metabolic mechanisms for high altitude sickness: Downregulation of glycolysis and upregulation of the lactic acid/amino acid-pyruvate-TCA pathways and fatty acid oxidation.

Science of the Total Environment, 2023
Hypobaric hypoxia is often associated with the plateau environment and can lead to altitude sickness or death. The underlying cause is a lack of oxygen, which limits energy metabolism and leads to a compensatory stress response.
Guanwen Liu, Yinghui Li, Ning Liao, Xinzhe Shang, Fengqin Xu, Dachuan Yin, D. Shao, Chunmei Jiang, Junling Shi   +8 more
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Can acute high-altitude sickness be predicted in advance?

Reviews on Environmental Health, 2022
In high-altitude environments, the oxygen and air density are decreased, and the temperature and humidity are low. When individuals enter high-altitude areas, they are prone to suffering from acute mountain sickness (AMS) because they cannot tolerate ...
Yan Guo, X. Liu, Qiang Zhang, Zhongshan Shi, Menglan Zhang, Jie Chen   +5 more
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Acute Mountain Sickness and High Altitude Cerebral Edema in Women: A Scoping Review—UIAA Medical Commission Recommendations

High Altitude Medicine & Biology, 2023
Derstine, Mia, Dominique Jean, Beth A. Beidleman, Jacqueline Pichler Hefti, David Hillebrandt, Lenka Horakova, Susi Kriemler, Kasté Mateikaité–Pipiriené, Peter Paal, Alison Rosier, Marija Andjelkovic, and Linda E. Keyes.
Mia Derstine, Dominique Jean, B. Beidleman, Jacqueline Pichler Hefti, David Hillebrandt, Lenka Horáková, S. Kriemler, Kastė Mateikaitė-Pipirienė, P. Paal, Alison J Rosier, Marija Andjelković, Linda E. Keyes   +11 more
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