- ►altitudemedicine.org [PDF] SA Gallagher, PH Hackett - Emergency medicine clinics of North America, 2004 - Elsevier In the realm of high-altitude medicine, the term high altitude refers to terrestrial elevations over
1500 m (4921 ft), and is commonly divided into three categories: high altitude, very high altitude,
and extreme altitude (Box 1) [1]. ... Cited by 19 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 6 versions
- ►theuiaa.org [PDF] B Basnyat - Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2005 - Elsevier Altitude illness, which comprises of acute mountain sickness (AMS) and its life threatening
complications, high altitude cerebral edema (HACE) and high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is now a
well recognized disease process. ... Cited by 12 - Related articles - All 15 versions
M Burtscher - Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift, 2004 - Springer Summary. Life expectancy has markedly increased during recent decades, resulting in a growing number
of older individuals. Many of these elderly are turning to mountain sports activities in search of
fun and new chal- lenges. Although ... Cited by 5 - Related articles - All 3 versions
G Röggla, W Weber, M Röggla - The Lancet, 2000 - Elsevier In our opinion, Onodera and colleagues' data do not sufficiently support their conclusions. All
patients were taking their regular dopaminergic medication. In animal experiments, dopamine
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SL Kamholz - Transactions of the American Clinical and …, 2006 - pubmedcentral.nih.gov The putative cardiovascular risks and benefits of the ingestion of wine and alcohol-containing
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- ►ersjournals.com [PDF] G Roggla, W Domej, M Roggla - European Respiratory Journal, 2001 - Eur Respiratory Soc Fischer et al. [1] report that theophylline improves acute mountain sickness (AMS). This is of high
interest, as there may be an adenosine-sensitive mechanism of hypoxic respiratory control and
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