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 Altitude Illness Description: Summary of prevention and treatment methods. (ciwec-clinic.com) |
| Altitude Sickness and Atmospheric Pressure Description: Basic information plus a utility to calculate the atmospheric pressure at any altitude. (personal.usyd.edu.au) |
| American Academy of Family Physicians Description: Overview article with an informational handout for patients. (aafp.org) |
| Apex Altitude Description: A charity that exists to perform high altitude medical research and educate the public about the topic (apex-altitude.com) |
| Bibliography of High-Altitude Medicine and Physiology Description: Search by author, title, or citation. (annie.cv.nrao.edu) |
| Birmingham Medical Research Expeditionary Society Description: Site of a group of medical scientists studying the effects of altitude and the causes and management of acute mountain sickness. (bmres.org.uk) |
| British Mountaineering Council - Mountain Medicine Centre Description: Information on altitude related illnesses with a focus on climbing at altitude. (thebmc.co.uk) |
| CDC Travelers' Health Information on Altitude Illness Description: CDC's advisory for people planning travel to destinations at altitude. (cdc.gov) |
| Cerebral Syndromes Description: Article from Emergency Medicine covering cerebral syndromes in altitude sickness from AMS to HACE. (emedicine.com) |
| eMedicine Health - Mountain Sickness Description: Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment. (emedicinehealth.com) |
| Family Practice Notebook: High Altitude Sickness Description: Outline of symptoms, prevention, and diagnosis for all altitude related illnesses. (fpnotebook.com) |
| Healthy Me Description: Basic information, including a bibliography. (ahealthyme.com) |
| High Altitude Medicine Description: About the book by Herb Hultgren, M.D., including ordering information. (highaltitudemedicine.com) |
| High Altitude Medicine and Biology Description: About the magazine published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. (liebertpub.com) |
| High Altitude Pathology Institute Description: High altitude travel advice. Information on chronic mountain sickness, high altitude pulmonary edema, the use of hyperoxic/hypoxic adaptation chambers, and triple hypoxia syndrome. (geocities.com) |
| High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (and me) Description: Personal account of an experience with HAPE. (weasel.com) |
| High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE) Description: Article on a personal experience with HAPE. (comspark.com) |
| High-Altitude Medical Guide Description: Information on the prevention, recognition, and treatment of altitude illness, as well as other health issues affecting travelers to destinations at altitude. (high-altitude-medicine.com) |
| High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema: Current Concepts Description: Abstract of a 1996 article summarizing the current state of HAPE research and treatment. (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) |
| HypoMed Global Services Description: Information on Hypoytherapy/Hypoxytraining. About the annual international "Hypoxia in Medicine" conference. (hypomed.ch) |
| Hypoxia Description: Information about the International Hypoxia Symposium including abstracts. (hypoxia.net) |
| International Society for Mountain Medicine Description: Altitude tutorial. Newsletter archive. About the World Congress on Mountain Medicine and High Altitude Physiology. (ismmed.org) |
| Into the Heavens Description: Slide presentation on altitude and its physiological effects from Samford University's Physiology of Exercise course. (samford.edu) |
| Mechanism for Life-Threatening High-Altitude Sickness Uncovered Description: Article from the American Heart Association on a study of the mechanism that causes HAPE. (newswise.com) |
| Medex and Medical Expeditions Description: Information about and from this research charity dedicated to investigating the mechanisms of altitude related illness. Newsletter archive and planned expedition information. (medex.org.uk) |
| Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy Description: Chapter from the Merck Manual on altitude sickness covering causes, treatment, and prevention. (merck.com) |
| Non-Physician Altitude Tutorial Description: Tutorial from the International Society for Mountain Medicine covering acclimatization, AMS, HACE, and HAPE. Includes treatment and prevention information. (ismmed.org) |
| Outdoor Action Guide to High Altitude Description: Description of altitude related illnesses, their symptoms and their treatment. (princeton.edu) |
| Outdoor Places Description: Basic description of common illnesses encountered at various altitudes with prevention tips. (outdoorplaces.com) |
| Pardoes Altitude & Acclimatization Page Description: 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. (pardoes.com) |
| Pulmonary Syndromes Description: Article from Emergency Medicine covering HAPE. (emedicine.com) |
| Special Safety Considerations for High Altitude Mountaineering Description: Article on the effects of altitude with an emphasis on climbing at altitude. (cmc.org) |
| Supplemental Oxygen for the General Aviation Pilot Description: Article on determining the need for supplemental oxygen at density altitude. (dr-amy.com) |
| Urinary Leukotriene E4 Levels in HAPE Description: 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. (infoventures.com) |
| Warning: Altitude Sickness Shouldn't Be Taken Lightly Description: Article from Health World about the effects of altitude on exercise. (healthy.net) |
| WebMD Description: Questions and answers about travel to destinations at altitude. Submit a question or read previously submitted questions and answers. (my.webmd.com) |
