RT Book, Section
A1 Nemer, Jacqueline A.
A1 Juarez, Marianne A.
A2 Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
A2 Rabow, Michael W.
A2 McQuaid, Kenneth R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1193138583
T1 High-Altitude Illness
T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2023
YR 2023
FD 2023
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264687343
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1193138583
RD 2024/04/23
AB ESSENTIALS  OF  DIAGNOSISThe  severity  of  the  high-altitude  illness  is  affected  by  the  rate  and  height  of  ascent  and  the  individual’s  susceptibility.Prompt  recognition  and  medical  treatment  of  early  findings  of  high-altitude  illness  may  prevent  progression.Clinicians  must  assess  other  conditions  that  may  coexist  or  mimic  symptoms  of  high-altitude  illness  (eg,  severe  dehydration,  hyponatremia,  hypoglycemia,  trauma,  infection).Immediate  descent  is  the  definitive  treatment  for  high-altitude  cerebral  edema  and  high-altitude  pulmonary  edema.