acute mountain sickness
- related: Occupational Lung Disease
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- low atmospheric pressure at high altitudes
- sx from mild to severe including pulmonary and cerebral edema
- chance of it happening increases the faster a person climbs
- treatment: descend as fast as possible
- acetazolamide can be taken to stimulate breathing
- nifedipine and sildenafil can help with pulmonary edema
- dexamethasone can help with cerebral edema
- portable hyperbaric chambers can be used