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Acute high-altitude sickness

European respiratory review, 2017-01, Vol.26 (143), p.160096 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright ©ERS 2017. ;Copyright ©ERS 2017. 2017 ;ISSN: 0905-9180 ;EISSN: 1600-0617 ;DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0096-2016 ;PMID: 28143879

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Title:
Acute high-altitude sickness
Author: Luks, Andrew M ; Swenson, Erik R ; Bärtsch, Peter
Subjects: Acute Disease ; Adult ; Aged ; Altitude ; Altitude Sickness - diagnosis ; Altitude Sickness - epidemiology ; Altitude Sickness - physiopathology ; Altitude Sickness - therapy ; Animals ; Brain Edema - diagnosis ; Brain Edema - epidemiology ; Brain Edema - physiopathology ; Brain Edema - therapy ; Cerebral Arteries - physiopathology ; Cerebrovascular Circulation ; Female ; Humans ; Hypertension, Pulmonary - epidemiology ; Hypertension, Pulmonary - physiopathology ; Hypoxia - epidemiology ; Hypoxia - physiopathology ; Inflammation - epidemiology ; Inflammation - physiopathology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Prognosis ; Pulmonary Circulation ; Risk Factors ; Series ; Time Factors ; Vasoconstriction
Is Part Of: European respiratory review, 2017-01, Vol.26 (143), p.160096
Description: At any point 1-5 days following ascent to altitudes ≥2500 m, individuals are at risk of developing one of three forms of acute altitude illness: acute mountain sickness, a syndrome of nonspecific symptoms including headache, lassitude, dizziness and nausea; high-altitude cerebral oedema, a potentially fatal illness characterised by ataxia, decreased consciousness and characteristic changes on magnetic resonance imaging; and high-altitude pulmonary oedema, a noncardiogenic form of pulmonary oedema resulting from excessive hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction which can be fatal if not recognised and treated promptly. This review provides detailed information about each of these important clinical entities. After reviewing the clinical features, epidemiology and current understanding of the pathophysiology of each disorder, we describe the current pharmacological and nonpharmacological approaches to the prevention and treatment of these diseases.
Publisher: England: European Respiratory Society
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0905-9180
EISSN: 1600-0617
DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0096-2016
PMID: 28143879
Source: Open Access: PubMed Central
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Acute high-altitude sickness

Copyright ©ERS 2017. ;Copyright ©ERS 2017. 2017 ;ISSN: 0905-9180 ;EISSN: 1600-0617 ;DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0096-2016 ;PMID: 28143879

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