ALLMedicine Altitude Illness Center

Apr 24th, 2020 - Amid efforts to care for the large number of patients with COVID-19, there has been considerable speculation about whether the lung injury seen in these patients is different than ARDS from other causes. One idea that has garnered considerable att...

Apr 23rd, 2020 - The hypoxic exercise test is used to predict the susceptibility to severe High Altitude Illness (SHAI). In the present study, we aimed to use this test to predict the changes in performance and the physiological responses to moderate altitude in e...

Apr 15th, 2020 - Acute Altitude Illness: Updated Prevention and Treatment Guidelines from the Wilderness Medical Society.|2020|Armstrong C,|

Apr 6th, 2020 - Background High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is a potentially fatal form of severe high-altitude illness, a type of noncardiogenic pulmonary edema caused by hypoxia.[1]  (See the following image.) High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE). Plain che...

Apr 6th, 2020 - Background High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is a potentially fatal form of severe high-altitude illness, a type of noncardiogenic pulmonary edema caused by hypoxia. [1]  (See the following image.) High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE). Plain ch...

Jun 29th, 2019 - To provide guidance to clinicians about best preventive and therapeutic practices, the Wilderness Medical Society (WMS) convened an expert panel to develop evidence-based guidelines for prevention and treatment of acute mountain sickness, high alt...

Dec 16th, 2014 - To provide guidance to clinicians about best practices, the Wilderness Medical Society convened an expert panel to develop evidence-based guidelines for prevention and treatment of acute mountain sickness, high altitude cerebral edema, and high al...

Jul 1st, 2010 - To provide guidance to clinicians about best practices, the Wilderness Medical Society (WMS) convened an expert panel to develop evidence-based guidelines for the prevention and treatment of acute mountain sickness (AMS), high altitude cerebral ed...

Apr 24th, 2020 - Amid efforts to care for the large number of patients with COVID-19, there has been considerable speculation about whether the lung injury seen in these patients is different than ARDS from other causes. One idea that has garnered considerable att...

Apr 23rd, 2020 - The hypoxic exercise test is used to predict the susceptibility to severe High Altitude Illness (SHAI). In the present study, we aimed to use this test to predict the changes in performance and the physiological responses to moderate altitude in e...

Apr 15th, 2020 - Acute Altitude Illness: Updated Prevention and Treatment Guidelines from the Wilderness Medical Society.|2020|Armstrong C,|

Apr 6th, 2020 - Background High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is a potentially fatal form of severe high-altitude illness, a type of noncardiogenic pulmonary edema caused by hypoxia.[1]  (See the following image.) High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE). Plain che...

Apr 6th, 2020 - Background High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is a potentially fatal form of severe high-altitude illness, a type of noncardiogenic pulmonary edema caused by hypoxia. [1]  (See the following image.) High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE). Plain ch...

Jul 31st, 2019 - In 2019, the Wilderness Medical Society released an update to clinical practice guidelines on the prevention and treatment of acute altitude illness.[1] Prevention Slowly increased sleeping elevation (ie, gradual ascent) is recommended to prevent ...

Jul 11th, 2019 - This transcript has been edited for clarity. Robert D. Glatter, MD: Hi. I'm Dr Robert Glatter, editorial member and advisor for Medscape Emergency Medicine. With the recent spate of deaths of climbers on Mount Everest filling the news, it seems li...

Aug 24th, 2015 - In 1981, members of the American Medical Research Expedition, led by legendary respiratory physiologist John West, collected alveolar gas samples at the summit of Mt. Everest, ushering in a modern experimental era in high altitude medicine. West a...

May 1st, 2014 - High-Altitude Cerebral Edema High-altitude cerebral edema, a condition that can be considered on a continuum with AMS, is hallmarked by progressive neurological symptoms. It is defined by either the presence of a change in mental status and/or ata.

Apr 2nd, 2012 - Bottom Line High altitude illness has become a more common concern with increasing global travel. Prevention is paramount, with emphasis on slow ascent.