Altitude Sickness (Wounds and Injuries)

Altitude Sickness Sites:

High Altitude Medicine High Altitude Medicine: About the book by Herb Hultgren, M.D., including ordering information. (Altitude Sickness) http://www.highaltitudemedicine.com/ Family Practice Notebook: High Altitude Sickness Family Practice Notebook: High Altitude Sickness: Outline of symptoms, prevention, and diagnosis for all altitude related illnesses. (Altitude Sickness) http://www.fpnotebook.com/ER14.htm International Society for Mountain Medicine International Society for Mountain Medicine: Altitude tutorial. Newsletter archive. About the World Congress on Mountain Medicine and High Altitude Physiology. (Altitude Sickness) http://www.ismmed.org Apex Altitude Apex Altitude: A charity that exists to perform high altitude medical research and educate the public about the topic (Altitude Sickness) http://www.apex-altitude.com/ Non-Physician Altitude Tutorial Non-Physician Altitude Tutorial: Tutorial from the International Society for Mountain Medicine covering acclimatization, AMS, HACE, and HAPE. Includes treatment and prevention information. (Altitude Sickness) http://www.ismmed.org/np_altitude_tutorial.htm Urinary Leukotriene E4 Levels in HAPE Urinary Leukotriene E4 Levels in HAPE: Abstract of a study of the association between urinary excretion of leukotriene-E4 (LTE4) and high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) in order to determine whether HAPE involves inflammatory mechanisms. (Altitude Sickness) http://infoventures.com/osh/abs/aero0004.html Warning: Altitude Sickness Shouldn't Be Taken Lightly Warning: Altitude Sickness Shouldn't Be Taken Lightly: Article from Health World about the effects of altitude on exercise. (Altitude Sickness) http://www.healthy.net/asp/templates/news.asp?Id=2473 CDC Travelers' Health Information on Altitude Illness CDC Travelers' Health Information on Altitude Illness: CDC's advisory for people planning travel to destinations at altitude. (Altitude Sickness) http://www.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/altitude.htm WebMD WebMD: Questions and answers about travel to destinations at altitude. Submit a question or read previously submitted questions and answers. (Altitude Sickness) http://my.webmd.com/question_and_answer/article/1676.50847 Pardoes Altitude & Acclimatization Page Pardoes Altitude & Acclimatization Page: Information on proper acclimatization and hydration to reduce the incidence of altitude illness. Discussion of altitude's effect on diet, menstruation, and medications. Bibliography and links. (Altitude Sickness) http://www.pardoes.com/climbing/acclima.htm High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (and me) High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (and me): Personal account of an experience with HAPE. (Altitude Sickness) http://www.weasel.com/hape.html Bibliography of High-Altitude Medicine and Physiology Bibliography of High-Altitude Medicine and Physiology: Search by author, title, or citation. (Altitude Sickness) http://annie.cv.nrao.edu/habibqbe.htm British Mountaineering Council - Mountain Medicine Centre British Mountaineering Council - Mountain Medicine Centre: Information on altitude related illnesses with a focus on climbing at altitude. (Altitude Sickness) http://www.thebmc.co.uk/world/mm/mm0.htm High Altitude Medicine and Biology High Altitude Medicine and Biology: About the magazine published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. (Altitude Sickness) http://www.liebertpub.com/HAM/ High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema: Current Concepts High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema: Current Concepts: Abstract of a 1996 article summarizing the current state of HAPE research and treatment. (Altitude Sickness) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?CMD=Display&DB=PubMed Cerebral Syndromes Cerebral Syndromes: Article from Emergency Medicine covering cerebral syndromes in altitude sickness from AMS to HACE. (Altitude Sickness) http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic22.htm Birmingham Medical Research Expeditionary Society Birmingham Medical Research Expeditionary Society: Site of a group of medical scientists studying the effects of altitude and the causes and management of acute mountain sickness. (Altitude Sickness) http://www.bmres.org.uk/ Supplemental Oxygen for the General Aviation Pilot Supplemental Oxygen for the General Aviation Pilot: Article on determining the need for supplemental oxygen at density altitude. (Altitude Sickness) http://www.dr-amy.com/rich/oxygen/ Outdoor Places Outdoor Places: Basic description of common illnesses encountered at various altitudes with prevention tips. (Altitude Sickness) http://www.outdoorplaces.com/Features/Mountain/altitude/page1.htm High Altitude Pathology Institute High Altitude Pathology Institute: High altitude travel advice. Information on chronic mountain sickness, high altitude pulmonary edema, the use of hyperoxic/hypoxic adaptation chambers, and triple hypoxia syndrome. (Altitude Sickness) http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/6280/ Medex and Medical Expeditions Medex and Medical Expeditions: Information about and from this research charity dedicated to investigating the mechanisms of altitude related illness. Newsletter archive and planned expedition information. (Altitude Sickness) http://www.medex.org.uk/ Altitude Sickness and Atmospheric Pressure Altitude Sickness and Atmospheric Pressure: Basic information plus a utility to calculate the atmospheric pressure at any altitude. (Altitude Sickness) http://www.personal.usyd.edu.au/~gerhard/pressure.html High-Altitude Medical Guide High-Altitude Medical Guide: Information on the prevention, recognition, and treatment of altitude illness, as well as other health issues affecting travelers to destinations at altitude. (Altitude Sickness) http://www.high-altitude-medicine.com/ Mechanism for Life-Threatening High-Altitude Sickness Uncovered Mechanism for Life-Threatening High-Altitude Sickness Uncovered: Article from the American Heart Association on a study of the mechanism that causes HAPE. (Altitude Sickness) http://www.newswise.com/articles/2001/4/ALTITUDE.HRT.html Special Safety Considerations for High Altitude Mountaineering Special Safety Considerations for High Altitude Mountaineering: Article on the effects of altitude with an emphasis on climbing at altitude. (Altitude Sickness) http://www.cmc.org/cmc/safetyha.html Hypoxia Hypoxia: Information about the International Hypoxia Symposium including abstracts. (Altitude Sickness) http://www.hypoxia.net/ High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE) High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE): Article on a personal experience with HAPE. (Altitude Sickness) http://comspark.com/esarc/reference/pulmedema.htm Altitude Illness Altitude Illness: Summary of prevention and treatment methods. (Altitude Sickness) http://ciwec-clinic.com/altitude/ Pulmonary Syndromes Pulmonary Syndromes: Article from Emergency Medicine covering HAPE. (Altitude Sickness) http://www.emedicine.com/EMERG/topic795.htm Healthy Me Healthy Me: Basic information, including a bibliography. (Altitude Sickness) http://www.ahealthyme.com/topic/topic13676 Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy: Chapter from the Merck Manual on altitude sickness covering causes, treatment, and prevention. (Altitude Sickness) http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section20/chapter281/281a.htm eMedicine Health - Mountain Sickness eMedicine Health - Mountain Sickness: Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment. (Altitude Sickness) http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/6323-1.asp Into the Heavens Into the Heavens: Slide presentation on altitude and its physiological effects from Samford University's Physiology of Exercise course. (Altitude Sickness) http://www.samford.edu/schools/education/essm/PHED473/altitudeandillness/ HypoMed Global Services HypoMed Global Services: Information on Hypoytherapy/Hypoxytraining. About the annual international "Hypoxia in Medicine" conference. (Altitude Sickness) http://www.hypomed.ch/ Outdoor Action Guide to High Altitude Outdoor Action Guide to High Altitude: Description of altitude related illnesses, their symptoms and their treatment. (Altitude Sickness) http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/safety/altitude.html American Academy of Family Physicians American Academy of Family Physicians: Overview article with an informational handout for patients. (Altitude Sickness) http://www.aafp.org/afp/980415ap/harris.html