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==Overview== | |||
The important [[complications]] of altitude sickness are high altitude [[pulmonary edema]] and [[cerebral edema]]. [[Prognosis]] is generally good, and the 5 year [[mortality rate]] of patients with altitude sickness is approximately 12%. | |||
==Natural History== | |||
===Complications=== | |||
*Common [[complications]] of altitude sickness include:<ref name="pmid23908794">{{cite journal |vauthors=Taylor AT |title=High-altitude illnesses: physiology, risk factors, prevention, and treatment |journal=Rambam Maimonides Med J |volume=2 |issue=1 |pages=e0022 |date=January 2011 |pmid=23908794 |pmc=3678789 |doi=10.5041/RMMJ.10022 |url=}}</ref> | |||
**[[Cerebral edema]] | |||
**[[Pulmonary edema]] | |||
**[[Respiratory distress]] | |||
**Retinal hemorrhage | |||
===Prognosis=== | |||
*[[Prognosis]] is generally good, and the 5 year [[mortality rate]] of patients with altitude sickness is approximately 12%.<ref name="pmid21718562">{{cite journal |vauthors=Murdoch D |title=Altitude sickness |journal=BMJ Clin Evid |volume=2010 |issue= |pages= |date=March 2010 |pmid=21718562 |pmc=2907615 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
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[[Category:Pulmonology]] | [[Category:Pulmonology]] | ||
[[Category:Neurology]] | [[Category:Neurology]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Farima Kahe M.D. [2]
Overview
The important complications of altitude sickness are high altitude pulmonary edema and cerebral edema. Prognosis is generally good, and the 5 year mortality rate of patients with altitude sickness is approximately 12%.
Natural History
Complications
- Common complications of altitude sickness include:[1]
- Cerebral edema
- Pulmonary edema
- Respiratory distress
- Retinal hemorrhage
Prognosis
- Prognosis is generally good, and the 5 year mortality rate of patients with altitude sickness is approximately 12%.[2]
References
- ↑ Taylor AT (January 2011). "High-altitude illnesses: physiology, risk factors, prevention, and treatment". Rambam Maimonides Med J. 2 (1): e0022. doi:10.5041/RMMJ.10022. PMC 3678789. PMID 23908794.
- ↑ Murdoch D (March 2010). "Altitude sickness". BMJ Clin Evid. 2010. PMC 2907615. PMID 21718562.