You can try multiple methods to prevent altitude sickness. The right option for you may depend on your situation. Here are ...

There are two other severe forms of altitude illness, High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE) and High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE). Both of these happen less frequently, especially to those who are ...

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High-altitude illness (HAI) encompasses a range of health issues that can arise when individuals ascend to elevations above 2,500 meters (8,200 feet) without proper acclimatization. Common forms ...

Denali (21,310 ft.), located in Alaska’s Denali National Park, the highest peak in North America and a member of the iconic Seven Summits recently attracted much unwanted attention. It appears ...

As previously reported in the treatment of high-altitude pulmonary edema, 6 the effective diuresis with furosemide and morphine was greater than that with furosemide alone. Nineteen out of 24 ...

We asked Dr. Bernabe Abramor, one of 30 physicians who work on Aconcagua during the climbing season, about his work and how ...

"We do this to prevent HAPE and HACE [pulmonary and cerebral edema], like ... But for Furtenbach, the concept of doping is not applicable to high-altitude mountaineering. "It’s not an organized ...

[Note: there are also other conditions such as altitude sickness that can also cause the same ... pulse may not be palpable 78º - 75ºF Pulmonary edema, cardiac and respiratory failure,death. Death may ...