Interventions for treating acute high altitude illness

• Main Authors: Simancas-Racines, Daniel, Arevalo-Rodriguez, Ingrid, Osorio, Dimelza, Franco, Juan V.A., Xu, Yihan, Hidalgo, Ricardo
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Communication; Acetazolamide; Acute Disease
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82999; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/47786
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: Acute high altitude illness is defined as a group of cerebral and pulmonary syndromes that can occur during travel to high altitudes. It is more common above 2500 metres, but can be seen at lower elevations, especially in susceptible people. Acute high altitude illness includes a wide sp...