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Warning: Altitude Sickness Shouldn't Be Taken Lightly
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Article from Health World about the effects of altitude on exercise.
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Outdoor Action Guide to High Altitude
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Description of altitude related illnesses, their symptoms and their treatment.
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Apex Altitude
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A charity that exists to perform high altitude medical research and educate the public about the topic
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Healthy Me
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Basic information, including a bibliography.
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Altitude Illness
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Summary of prevention and treatment methods.
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Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
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Chapter from the Merck Manual on altitude sickness covering causes, treatment, and prevention.
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WebMD
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Questions and answers about travel to destinations at altitude. Submit a question or read previously submitted questions and answers.
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Supplemental Oxygen for the General Aviation Pilot
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Article on determining the need for supplemental oxygen at density altitude.
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Special Safety Considerations for High Altitude Mountaineering
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Article on the effects of altitude with an emphasis on climbing at altitude.
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Altitude Sickness and Atmospheric Pressure
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Basic information plus a utility to calculate the atmospheric pressure at any altitude.
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High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema: Current Concepts
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Abstract of a 1996 article summarizing the current state of HAPE research and treatment.
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High Altitude Pathology Institute
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High altitude travel advice. Information on chronic mountain sickness, high altitude pulmonary edema, the use of hyperoxic/hypoxic adaptation chambers, and triple hypoxia syndrome.
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Hypoxia
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Information about the International Hypoxia Symposium including abstracts.
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Medex and Medical Expeditions
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Information about and from this research charity dedicated to investigating the mechanisms of altitude related illness. Newsletter archive and planned expedition information.
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High-Altitude Medical Guide
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Information on the prevention, recognition, and treatment of altitude illness, as well as other health issues affecting travelers to destinations at altitude.
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International Society for Mountain Medicine
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Altitude tutorial. Newsletter archive. About the World Congress on Mountain Medicine and High Altitude Physiology.
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Mechanism for Life-Threatening High-Altitude Sickness Uncovered
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Article from the American Heart Association on a study of the mechanism that causes HAPE.
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Cerebral Syndromes
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Article from Emergency Medicine covering cerebral syndromes in altitude sickness from AMS to HACE.
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Pulmonary Syndromes
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Article from Emergency Medicine covering HAPE.
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High Altitude Medicine and Biology
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About the magazine published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
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HypoMed Global Services
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Information on Hypoytherapy/Hypoxytraining. About the annual international "Hypoxia in Medicine" conference.
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Outdoor Places
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Basic description of common illnesses encountered at various altitudes with prevention tips.
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Birmingham Medical Research Expeditionary Society
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Site of a group of medical scientists studying the effects of altitude and the causes and management of acute mountain sickness.
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American Academy of Family Physicians
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Overview article with an informational handout for patients.
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Urinary Leukotriene E4 Levels in HAPE
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Abstract of a study of the association between urinary excretion of leukotriene-E4 (LTE4) and high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) in order to determine whether HAPE involves inflammatory mechanisms.
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CDC Travelers' Health Information on Altitude Illness
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CDC's advisory for people planning travel to destinations at altitude.
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Pardoes Altitude & Acclimatization Page
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Information on proper acclimatization and hydration to reduce the incidence of altitude illness. Discussion of altitude's effect on diet, menstruation, and medications. Bibliography and links.
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Non-Physician Altitude Tutorial
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Tutorial from the International Society for Mountain Medicine covering acclimatization, AMS, HACE, and HAPE. Includes treatment and prevention information.
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High Altitude Medicine
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About the book by Herb Hultgren, M.D., including ordering information.
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High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE)
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Article on a personal experience with HAPE.
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Family Practice Notebook: High Altitude Sickness
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Outline of symptoms, prevention, and diagnosis for all altitude related illnesses.
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eMedicine Health - Mountain Sickness
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Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment.
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High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (and me)
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Personal account of an experience with HAPE.
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High-Altitude Medical Guide
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Provides current medical information on the prevention, recognition, and treatment of altitude illness, as well as other health issues affecting travelers to high mountainous regions of the world.
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APEX: Bolivia 2001
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Research expedition to study the effects of acute mountain sickness (AMS).
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