altitude sickness

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Introduction

Also see high altitude periodic breathing.

Etiology

Epidemiology

Pathology

* atmospheric oxygen remains at 21% but barometric pressure diminishes amount of oxygen available[2]

Management

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References

  1. Schoene RB. Illnesses at high altitude. Chest. 2008 Aug;134(2):402-16 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18682459
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 17, 18, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2015, 2018.
  3. West JB; American College of Physicians; American Physiological Society. The physiologic basis of high-altitude diseases. Ann Intern Med. 2004 Nov 16;141(10):789-800. Review. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15545679
  4. Luks AM, Swenson ER, Bartsch P. Acute high-altitude sickness. Eur Respir Rev. 2017 Jan 31;26(143). pii: 160096. Review. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28143879 Free Article
  5. 5.0 5.1 Furian M, Mademilov M, Buergin Aet al. Acetazolamide to prevent adverse altitude effects in COPD and healthy adults. NEJM Evidence 2022 Jan; 1:EVIDoa2100001. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38296630 https://evidence.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/EVIDoa2100006