Acute high-altitude sickness.

Acute mountain sickness amongst tourists to Lhasa

Acute mountain sickness is the commonest acute high altitude illness occurring at high altitude. Its prevalence is dependent on the ascent rate, altitude achieved, physical effort required to reach the target altitude and pharmacological intervention undertaken by the tourists visiting high altitude areas. This Letter to the Editor is an endeavour to re-emphasise the importance of all these fac...

Acute mountain sickness.

Medical Aspects of Harsh Environments, Volume 2, Chapter 24, Acute Mountain Sickness and High-Altitude Cerebral Edema

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Cardio Respiratory Adjustments to High Altitude

Thousands of Indian lowlanders live and work at altitudes up to 6,400m in the western Himalayas for durations up to two years, and are exposed to hypobaric hypoxia and intense cold. Here, certain unique physiological changes occur in these individuals and they could also be afflicted with the well-known maladies of high altitude, i.e. acute mountain sickness (AMS), high altitude pulmonary edema...

Altitude illness: risk factors, prevention, presentation, and treatment.

Altitude illness affects 25 to 85 percent of travelers to high altitudes, depending on their rate of ascent, home altitude, individual susceptibility, and other risk factors. Acute mountain sickness is the most common presentation of altitude illness and typically causes headache and malaise within six to 12 hours of gaining altitude. It may progress to high-altitude cerebral edema in some pers...

Response to letter to the editor regarding “Acute mountain sickness among tourists visiting the high-altitude city of Lhasa, Tibet, China at 3658 m above sea level: a cross-sectional study”

We kindly thank the journal for the opportunity to respond to the recent comments made regarding our manuscript entitled "Acute mountain sickness among tourists visiting the high-altitude city of Lhasa, Tibet, China at 3658 m above sea level: A cross-sectional study".