acute mountain sickness

acute mountain sickness

Wilderness medicine A condition caused by prolonged exposure to high altitude Clinical Dry cough, SOB, poor exercise tolerance, dizziness, headache, sleep difficulty, anorexia, confusion, fatigue, tachycardia Management Move to low altitude Prophylaxis Acetazolamide–Diamox. See Mountain sickness, acute.

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