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The 2018 lake louise acute mountain sickness score

, 2018
Roach, Robert C., Peter H. Hackett, Oswald Oelz, Peter Bärtsch, Andrew M. Luks, Martin J. MacInnis, J. Kenneth Baillie, and The Lake Louise AMS Score Consensus Committee. The 2018 Lake Louise Acute Mountain Sickness Score. High Alt Med Biol. 19:4-6, 2018.
Wilkes, M, Luks, AM, Roach, RC, Hackett, PH, West, JB, Yaron, M, Achatz, E, Willmann, G, MacInnis, MJ, Bärtsch, P, Albert, E, Stewart, Glenn, Baillie, JK, Oelz, O, Zafren, K, et al.   +15 more
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High-Altitude Illnesses: Physiology, Risk Factors, Prevention, and Treatment

Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal, 2011
High-altitude illnesses encompass the pulmonary and cerebral syndromes that occur in non-acclimatized individuals after rapid ascent to high altitude. The most common syndrome is acute mountain sickness (AMS) which usually begins within a few hours of ...
Andrew T. Taylor
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Significance of the proper acclimatization, use of the acetazolamide and dexamethasone in prevention of acute mountain sickness (AMS) – literature review

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2020
Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is an ilness, that occurs in non-acclimatized individuals after rapid ascent to high altitude, typically above 2,500 metres (8,000 ft).
Karol Mazur, Dominik Machaj, Sandra Jastrzębska, Alicja Płaczek, Dominika Mazur   +4 more
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Mountaineering and altitude sickness: a study of AMS prevalence among climbers of Mount Kinabalu, Malaysia [PDF]

, 2023
Introduction: Adventure tourism has become one of Malaysia’s most attractive tourism demands, and mountain climbing is rapidly becoming a popular recreational sport.
Abdullah, Muhamad Aliff, Farizan, Noor Hamzani, Yaakob, Sam Shor Nahar, Samsudin, Shamsulariffin, Ismail, Mohd Hafizal   +4 more
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Structural and functional changes of the human macula during acute exposure to high altitude. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to quantify structural and functional changes at the macula during acute exposure to high altitude and to assess their structure/function relationship.
M Dominik Fischer, Gabriel Willmann, Andreas Schatz, Kai Schommer, Ahmad Zhour, Eberhart Zrenner, Karl U Bartz-Schmidt, Florian Gekeler   +7 more
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Ocular Presentations in High Altitude Sickness: Experience of Our Centre

Nepalese Medical Journal, 2019
Introduction: High altitude has various effects on human beings. Altitude-related illnesses are a frequent cause of morbidity and occasional mortality in travelers to high altitudes throughout the world.
Poojyashree Karki, Milesh Jung Sijapati, Minalma Pandey, Nirupama Khadka   +3 more
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Tolerance of Organ Transplant Recipients to Physical Activity during a High-Altitude Expedition: Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
It is generally unknown to what extent organ transplant recipients can be physically challenged. During an expedition to Mount Kilimanjaro, the tolerance for strenuous physical activity and high-altitude of organ transplant recipients after various types
Edwin J van Adrichem, Marion J Siebelink, Bart L Rottier, Janneke M Dilling, Greetje Kuiken, Cees P van der Schans, Erik A M Verschuuren   +6 more
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High altitude retinopathy: An overview and new insights

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
High altitude retinopathy (HAR) is a common ocular disorder that occurs on ascent to high altitude. There are many clinical symptoms, retinal vascular dilatation, retinal edema and hemorrhage are common.
Cong Han, Xing-Xing Zheng, Wen-Fang Zhang   +2 more
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Reducing the Risk of Altitude Decompression Sickness

, 2020
Introduction. The purpose of this short review article is to evaluate the efficiency and efficacy of resting and exercise-enhanced denitrogenation procedures.
McLean, William M.
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Univariate predictors of acute mountain sickness at high altitude.

, 2018
Univariate predictors of acute mountain sickness at high altitude.
Christopher J. Boos (4775301), Malcolm Bass (5435249), Mark Cooke (5435255), Matt Barlow (5435258), David R. Woods (4775286), John P. O’Hara (4775295), Emma Vincent (5435261), Humayra Abdul-Razakq (5435264), Luke Sevier (5435252), Adrian Mellor (2621497)   +9 more
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