title: [Mountain sickness].
abstract: Mountain sickness is a common problem upon climbing rapidly to an elevation above 2500 metres. The symptoms are mostly mild, passing within a couple of days. If the symptoms and lack of adaptation to thin air are neglected, the symptoms may quickly become worse, leading to a life-threatening cerebral or pulmonary edema. Every physician providing travel counseling should be aware of this disease and the correct measures for its management.
authors.affiliation: Tampereen yliopiston terveystieteen laitos Medisiinarinkatu 3, 33521 Tampere.
authors.forename: Heikki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Karinen
authors.forename: Juho
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jalkanen
mesh_terms: D000064:Acclimatization; D000532:Altitude Sickness / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D009051:Mountaineering; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D014195:Travel