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Acute Mountain Sickness Learning Center

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Acute mountain sickness is an illness that can affect mountain climbers, hikers, skiers, or travelers at high altitude(typically above 8,000 feet or 2,400 meters).High altitude cerebral edema; Altitude anoxia; Altitude ...

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Symptoms
Symptoms generally associated with mild to moderate altitude illness include:Difficulty sleepingDizziness or light-he...
Causes
Acute mountain sickness is brought on by the combination of reduced air pressure and lower oxygen concentration that ...
Tests
Listening to the chest with a stethoscope (auscultation) reveals sounds called crackles (rales) in the lung, which ca...
Treatments
The main form of treatment for all forms of mountain sickness is to climb down(descend) to a lower altitude as rapidl...
Prevention
Education of mountain travelers before ascent is the key to prevention. Basic principles include: gradual ascent, st...
Doctor Specialties
Call your health care provider if you have or had symptoms of acute mountain sickness, even if you felt better when y...

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