Annals of Disaster Medicine
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Updated
August 31, 2004
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Contents:
Volume 2, Supplement 2; April, 2004 |
Clinical Aspects of High-Altitude Illness |
Sheng-Wen Hou, MD; Aming Chor-Min Lin, MD; Tzong-Luen Wang, MD, PhD |
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Abstract ---High-altitude illness includes acute mountain sickness (AMS), high-altitude cerebral edema (HACE) and high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE). Taiwan is a mountainous island and the high-altitude illness is relatively common. Actually, 28% of Jade mountain (3,952 m) climbers met the diagnoses of AMS. This article reviews recent update of phathophysiologyof high-altitude illness and provides evidence in the management of high-altitude illness.
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Key words---High-Altitude Illness; Acute Mountain Sickness; High-Altitude Cerebral Edema; High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema |
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