title: The illness of ascent: acute mountain sickness.
abstract: Acute mountain syndrome, although common, is preventable. Even after its development, progression into life-threatening HAPE and HACE is avoidable through prompt recognition and treatment. Although there are medical treatment modalities, the simplest and surest solution remains descent. The nurse practitioner has a responsibility to advise clients of the ramifications of AMS, and to counsel skiers, tourists, hunters, trekkers, and mountaineers considering travel to high altitudes in prevention, self-diagnosis, and treatment of this condition.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Reynolds
mesh_terms: D000064:Acclimatization; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000532:Altitude Sickness / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors