ALLMedicine™ Altitude Illness Center

May 13th, 2021 - Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Altitude Illness, Transfusions, Group B Streptococcus, Acute Pain.|2021||

Mar 21st, 2021 - With the advent of high-quality portable ultrasound machines, point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has gained interest as a promising diagnostic tool for patients with high altitude illness. Although POCUS is used successfully in hospital environments...

Feb 13th, 2021 - Chinese Yunnan Province, located in the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, is a famous tourist paradise where acute high-altitude illness common occurs among lowland people visitors due to non-acclimatization to the acute hypobaric hypoxia (AHH) conditions. ...

Jan 12th, 2021 - A decision tree based on a clinico-physiological score (SHAI score) has been developed to detect subjects susceptible to Severe High Altitude Illness (SHAI). We aimed to validate this decision tree, to rationalize the prescription of acetazolamide...

Jul 28th, 2020 - At high altitude, low oxygen partial pressure predisposes human body to hypobaric hypoxia that may lead to high-altitude illness. Currently, singing had been used for rehabilitation of patients with lung diseases but its role in high-altitude low ...

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...

May 13th, 2021 - Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Altitude Illness, Transfusions, Group B Streptococcus, Acute Pain.|2021||

Mar 21st, 2021 - With the advent of high-quality portable ultrasound machines, point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has gained interest as a promising diagnostic tool for patients with high altitude illness. Although POCUS is used successfully in hospital environments...

Feb 13th, 2021 - Chinese Yunnan Province, located in the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, is a famous tourist paradise where acute high-altitude illness common occurs among lowland people visitors due to non-acclimatization to the acute hypobaric hypoxia (AHH) conditions. ...

Jan 12th, 2021 - A decision tree based on a clinico-physiological score (SHAI score) has been developed to detect subjects susceptible to Severe High Altitude Illness (SHAI). We aimed to validate this decision tree, to rationalize the prescription of acetazolamide...

Jul 28th, 2020 - At high altitude, low oxygen partial pressure predisposes human body to hypobaric hypoxia that may lead to high-altitude illness. Currently, singing had been used for rehabilitation of patients with lung diseases but its role in high-altitude low ...

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.

New travel medicine guidelines issued by the Infectious Diseases Society of America clearly illustrate that the field has expanded far beyond simply giving a few exotic immunizations. “An awareness has developed among practitioners that prevention.