Altitude Sickness WisdomCard™
Our Guides and Physician Review team have organized the Top 10 Health Resources on Altitude Sickness and compiled helpful research notes below.
- Wikipedia: Altitude sickness
en.wikipedia.org - Altitude sickness
- eMedicine: Altitude Illness - Cerebral Syndromes emedicine.com - Altitude Illness - Cerebral Syndromes
- UptoDate: High altitude disease in adults patients.uptodate.com - High altitude disease in adults
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Altitude Illness wwwn.cdc.gov - Altitude Illness
- eMedicineHealth: Altitude Sickness emedicinehealth.com - Altitude Sickness
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Research Notes on Altitude Sickness
Altitude sickness is also known as acute mountain sickness (AMS). It is caused by acute exposure to low air pressure (usually outdoors at high altitudes). Another rarer type of altitude sickness caused by prolonged exposure to high altitude is chronic mountain sickness, also known as Monge's disease.
Fast Facts
- Altitude Sickness commonly occurs above approximately 8,000 feet.
- Headache, a primary symptom of altitude sickness, can appear within hours. Other symptoms can include difficulty sleeping, poor appetite, nausea, and fatigue.
- About 67% of people who expose themselves to these high altitudes will develop Altitude Sickness.
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Latest Headlines on Altitude Sickness
What is Altitude Sickness?
- HealthWise (via WebMD): What is altitude sickness?
- American Heart Association: What is high-altitude or mountain sickness?
- MountianSickness: Acute Mountain Sickness
- A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Acute mountain sickness
- International Society for Mountain Medicine (ISMMED): Acute Mountain Sickness
- InteliHealth: Altitude Sickness-What is it?
What Are The Symptoms of Altitude Sickness?
- MedicineNet: Altitude Sickness Symptoms
- eMedicineHealth: Altitude Sickness Symptoms
- About.com: Recognizing Altitude Sickness
- A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Altitude Sickness Symptoms
What Are The Causes and Complications of Altitude Sickness?
- American Academy of Family Physicians: What Causes High-altitude Illness?
- TravelDoctor: The Causes of Altitude Sickness
- University of Michigan Health System: What Causes Altitude Sickness?
- Nepal International Clinic: Causes of Altitude Sickness
- Body and Health: Causes of Altitude Sickness
What Are The Treatments and Medications for Altitude Sickness?
- ISMMED: Treating Acute Mountain Sickness
- eMedicineHealth: Altitude Sickness Treatment
- InteliHealth: Altitude Sickness Treatment
- Wikipedia: Altitude Sickness Treatment
What Are The Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Altitude Sickness?
- HealthandAge: Ginkgo Biloba
- MotherNature: Green Pharmacy for Altitude Sickness
What Are The Types, Stages and Survival Rates of Altitude Sickness?
- Answers.com: Altitude Sickness: Prognosis
- aHealthyMe: Altitude Sickness Prognosis
- A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Altitude Sickness Prognosis
How Do You Prevent Altitude Sickness?
- Medical College of Wisconson: Preventing Acute Mountain Sickness
- ISMMED: Preventing AMS
- WebMD: How Can I Avoid Altitude Sickness When I Go Climbing?
- NHSDirect: Altitude Sickness Prevention
Wisdom, Personal Experiences and Blogs about Altitude Sickness
- Sufficient-Reason: Too High
- Silver Sister's World: My Near-Death Experiences
- Dirt Diver's Journey: White Mountain Stinks!
Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Altitude Sickness
- HealthBoards: Dizziy After Mountain Trips
- BootsnAll: Altitude Sickness Forums
- OpenTravelInfo: Altitude Sickness
- Odyssei: Altitude Sickness?
- TravelPod: Altitude Sickness
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Altitude Sickness
- PubMedCentral: Altitude Sickness Articles
- Google Scholar: Altitude Sickness Articles
Clinical Trials on Altitude Sickness
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Altitude Sickness Clinical Trials
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- Contributor: Chris Miller
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 14, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Chris Miller
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Acute Mountain Sickness, AMS, Alititude sicknes, Altitud sickness, High altitute sickness
- Last update: Apr. 25, 2008
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