Travelling to new heights: practical high altitude medicine.
Over 40 million people travel to high altitude for both work and pleasure each year, and all of them are at risk of the acute effects of hypoxia. This article reviews the prevention, diagnostic features and treatments of these illnesses.
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Tracie
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Birmingham University Medical School, Birmingham B15 2TT.
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Golnar
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D000064:Acclimatization / Q000502:physiology; D000086:Acetazolamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000208:Acute Disease; D000531:Altitude; D000532:Altitude Sickness / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D003080:Cold Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects; D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology; D005392:First Aid; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D009051:Mountaineering / Q000502:physiology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
D000086:Acetazolamide