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High Altitude Sickness Management Guide by Muhammad Aleem is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document discusses various syndromes associated with high altitude sickness including acute mountain sickness (AMS), high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE), high altitude cerebral edema (HACE), chronic pulmonary hypertension, and coronary/cerebrovascular insufficiency. It describes symptoms, risk factors, diagnostic criteria, treatment and prevention strategies for each condition. It also provides guidelines for acclimatizing to increasing altitudes in a staged approach over 6 to 12 days to reduce risks.
- Author
- Muhammad Aleem
- Language
- EN