Apex Altitude (Health/Injuries)
apex-altitude.com
Description: A charity that exists to perform high altitude medical research and educate the public... about the topicApex 2. A unique medical research expedition, combining cutting edge research with the stunning high altitude environment and the energy of youth
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Pulmonary Syndromes (Health/Injuries)
emedicine.com
Description: Article from Emergency Medicine covering HAPE.Altitude Illness Pulmonary Syndromes... Altitude illness is a set of syndromes due to hypoxic injury andor maladaptive physiological changes occurring at high altitude, generally above 8000 ft (2500 m). Highaltitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) refers to the severe pulmonary form. Highaltitude cough is a benign cause of coughing at high
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High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (and me (Health/Injuries)
weasel.com
Description: Personal account of an experience with HAPE.High Altitude Pulmonary Edema page of... Turbo
Specializes in: hape high altitude pulmonary edema...

WebMD (Health/Injuries)
my.webmd.com
Description: Questions and answers about travel to destinations at altitude. Submit a question... or read previously submitted questions and answers.Its a fact: Being at a high elevation is stressful to your body
Specializes in: body human body elevation colliculus altitude transition changing over feet... foot to take

HighAltitude Medical Guide (Health/Injuries)
high-altitude-medicine.com
Description: Information on the prevention, recognition, and treatment of altitude illness, as... well as other health issues affecting travelers to destinations at altitude.The High Altitude Medicine Guide. These web pages provide information about altitude illness and other health issues affecting travellers to high mountainous regions of the world
Specializes in: high altitude illness acute mountain sickness ams pulmonary... edema hape

Cerebral Syndromes (Health/Injuries)
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Description: Article from Emergency Medicine covering cerebral syndromes in altitude sickness... from AMS to HACE.Altitude Illness Cerebral Syndromes Altitude illness refers to a constellation of syndromes that result from hypoxic injury alone or in combination with various maladaptive physiological changes. Cerebral syndromes usually develop at altitudes above 2500 m (8000 ft). Everyone traveling to altitude is at risk, regardless of the level of physical fitness or previous altitude experience.The cerebral form of altitude illness includes a spectrum of severity from mild (eg, acute mountain sickness [AMS]) to severe (eg, highaltitude cerebral
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Pardoes Altitude & Acclimatization Page (Health/Injuries)
pardoes.com
Description: Information on proper acclimatization and hydration to reduce the incidence of altitude... illness. Discussion of altitudes effect on diet, menstruation, and medications. Bibliography and links
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eMedicine Health Mountain Sickness (Health/Injuries)
emedicinehealth.com
Description: Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and... treatment.Mountain sickness is an illness that ranges from a mild headache and weariness to a lifethreatening buildup of fluid in the lungs or brain at high altitudes. Acute mountain sickness
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