Altitude sickness, the mildest form being acute mountain sickness (AMS), is a harmful effect of high altitude, caused by rapid exposure to low amounts...
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sickness caused by a decompression from saturation can occur in decompression or upward excursions from saturation diving, ascent to high altitudes,...
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Hypobaric decompression (redirect from Altitude decompression)
barotrauma, but may cause decompression sickness. Altitude sickness, also known as acute mountain sickness (AMS), altitude illness, hypobaropathy, or soroche...
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at high altitude but who develop pulmonary edema after returning from a stay at low altitude. It is severe presentation of altitude sickness. There are...
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glaucoma, epilepsy (rarely), idiopathic intracranial hypertension, and altitude sickness. For the reduction of intraocular pressure (IOP), acetazolamide inactivates...
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Acetazolamide (section High altitude sickness)
course of mountain sickness. As prevention, it is started one day before travel to altitude and continued for the first two days at altitude. Acetazolamide...
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adapting to altitude is vital for performance and safety. Higher altitudes mean reduced oxygen levels, which can lead to altitude sickness if proper acclimatization...
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Hypoxia (medicine) (redirect from Altitude hypoxia)
high altitude, where it causes altitude sickness leading to potentially fatal complications: high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) and high altitude cerebral...
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the low pressures of high altitudes can trigger altitude decompression sickness. The physiological responses to high altitude include hyperventilation...
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Sildenafil (section Altitude sickness)
exercise performance at high altitudes. However, its overall efficacy is not clear. Sildenafil has been studied for high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE), but...
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Cabin pressurization (redirect from Cabin altitude)
full symptoms thereof. Decompression sickness may also be controlled by a full-pressure suit as for altitude sickness. Barotrauma As the aircraft climbs...
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the province. Medicine has established beyond doubt that altitude sickness is caused by altitude-related oxygen deprivation, centering around the alveolar...
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pressure level is not sufficient to sustain human life. Many deaths in high-altitude mountaineering have been caused by the effects of the death zone, either...
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the higher altitude and enhancing performance when returning to a lower altitude. Mountain climbers can use them to avoid altitude sickness, and athletes...
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Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang. While its summit is at a lower altitude than the summit of Mount Everest, it is considered a much harder mountain...
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Leh–Manali Highway (section Altitude sickness)
may be adulterated and costly. At high altitudes, the air is thin and contains less oxygen. Acute mountain sickness is possible, whose symptoms include headache...
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Triptan (section Altitude sickness)
randomized controlled trial found that sumatriptan may be able to prevent altitude sickness. All marketed triptans are available in oral form; some in form of...
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examining altitude sickness at Hemkund Sahib found that almost one-third of pilgrims who travelled to Hemkund suffered from Acute Mountain Sickness (a form...
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complication of COVID-19, and is also known in walking pneumonia, altitude sickness, and rebreather diving. One theory relating to COVID-19 presentation...
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camp for several days for acclimatization, to reduce the risk of altitude sickness. The Everest Base Camp trek on the south side, at an elevation of...
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permanently at altitudes above 2,500 meters (8,200 ft), which would seem to put these populations at risk for chronic mountain sickness (CMS). However...
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due to altitude sickness. Altitude training can produce slow recovery due to the stress of hypoxia. Exposure to extreme hypoxia at altitudes above 16...
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failure, liver cirrhosis, portal hypertension, trauma, alcoholism, altitude sickness, pregnancy, hypertension, sickle cell anemia, a compromised lymphatic...
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beyond 4,200 metres (13,800 ft) above sea level, which can result in altitude sickness. Concern about overuse leading to erosion has led the Peruvian government...
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challenges on the standard route, Everest presents dangers such as altitude sickness, weather, and wind, as well as hazards from avalanches and the Khumbu...
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only 27 completed the shoot, as several members were affected by altitude sickness and other ailments, requiring treatment in Kathmandu. The production...
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explore the immediate vicinity of the aircraft but they found that altitude sickness, dehydration, snow blindness, malnourishment and the extreme night-time...
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enough for humans to function without supplemental oxygen and altitude decompression sickness is rare. The physiological-deficient zone extends from 3,600 m...
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at all times due to national park regulations and may experience altitude sickness. Mount Kinabalu is essentially a massive pluton formed from granodiorite...
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diseases of high altitude. While acute mountain sickness is experienced shortly after ascent to high altitude, chronic mountain sickness may develop only...
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