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{{Altitude sickness}} | {{Altitude sickness}} | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Patients with altitude sickness may have a positive history of underlying lung disease and substances or conditions that interfere with [[acclimatization]]. Common [[symptoms]] of altitude sickness include [[headache]], [[dizziness]], [[fatigue]], [[cyanosis]]. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
<u>High Altitude Categories:</u> | |||
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|Classification||Altitude(mts)||Altitude(feet) | |||
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|High altitude||1,500-3,500 mts||4,921-11,483 feet | |||
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|Very high altitude||3,500-5,500 mts||11,483-18,045 feet | |||
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|Extreme altitude||5,500-8,850 mts||18,045-29,035 feet | |||
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Patients with altitude sickness may have a positive history of: | |||
*Substances (alcohol) or conditions that interfere with [[acclimatization]] | |||
*Comorbidities that interfere with [[respiration]] such as [[neuromuscular disease]] or [[pulmonary hypertension]] | |||
*[[Sleep apnea]] | |||
*Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) | |||
*[[Restrictive lung disease]] | |||
*[[Cystic fibrosis]] | |||
*[[Pneumonia]] | |||
*[[Pulmonary hypertension]] | |||
*[[Carotid artery]] [[surgery]] or neck [[radiation]] | |||
==Symptoms== | |||
* [[Fatigue]] | *Common [[Symptom|symptoms]] 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><ref name="pmid18682459">{{cite journal |vauthors=Schoene RB |title=Illnesses at high altitude |journal=Chest |volume=134 |issue=2 |pages=402–416 |date=August 2008 |pmid=18682459 |doi=10.1378/chest.07-0561 |url=}}</ref> | ||
* [[ | **[[Headache]] | ||
* | **[[Dizziness]] | ||
**[[Tinnitus]] | |||
**[[Breathlessness]] | |||
**[[Palpitation|Palpitations]] | |||
**[[Sleep disturbance]] | |||
**[[Fatigue]] | |||
**[[Anorexia]] | |||
**[[Mental confusion]] | |||
**[[Cyanosis]] | |||
**Dilation of veins | |||
**Loss of [[appetite]] | |||
*Less common symptoms of altitude sickness include:<ref name="pmid12801752">{{cite journal |vauthors=Basnyat B, Murdoch DR |title=High-altitude illness |journal=Lancet |volume=361 |issue=9373 |pages=1967–74 |date=June 2003 |pmid=12801752 |doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(03)13591-X |url=}}</ref> | |||
* [[ | **[[Nausea]] or [[vomiting]] | ||
* [[ | **[[Rapid pulse]] ([[heart rate]]) | ||
* [[ | **[[Shortness of breath]] with [[exertion]] | ||
* | **[[Chest tightness]] or [[congestion]] | ||
* | **[[Confusion]] | ||
* [[ | **[[Cough]] | ||
* [[ | **Coughing up blood | ||
* [[ | **Decreased [[consciousness]] or withdrawal from social interaction | ||
**Gray or pale complexion | |||
**Inability to walk in a straight line, or to walk at all | |||
**[[Shortness of breath]] at rest | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
[[Category:Emergency medicine]] | [[Category:Emergency medicine]] | ||
[[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
Patients with altitude sickness may have a positive history of underlying lung disease and substances or conditions that interfere with acclimatization. Common symptoms of altitude sickness include headache, dizziness, fatigue, cyanosis.
History
High Altitude Categories:
| Classification | Altitude(mts) | Altitude(feet) |
| High altitude | 1,500-3,500 mts | 4,921-11,483 feet |
| Very high altitude | 3,500-5,500 mts | 11,483-18,045 feet |
| Extreme altitude | 5,500-8,850 mts | 18,045-29,035 feet |
Patients with altitude sickness may have a positive history of:
- Substances (alcohol) or conditions that interfere with acclimatization
- Comorbidities that interfere with respiration such as neuromuscular disease or pulmonary hypertension
- Sleep apnea
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Restrictive lung disease
- Cystic fibrosis
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Carotid artery surgery or neck radiation
Symptoms
- Common symptoms of altitude sickness include:[1][2]
- Headache
- Dizziness
- Tinnitus
- Breathlessness
- Palpitations
- Sleep disturbance
- Fatigue
- Anorexia
- Mental confusion
- Cyanosis
- Dilation of veins
- Loss of appetite
- Less common symptoms of altitude sickness include:[3]
- Nausea or vomiting
- Rapid pulse (heart rate)
- Shortness of breath with exertion
- Chest tightness or congestion
- Confusion
- Cough
- Coughing up blood
- Decreased consciousness or withdrawal from social interaction
- Gray or pale complexion
- Inability to walk in a straight line, or to walk at all
- Shortness of breath at rest
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.
- ↑ Schoene RB (August 2008). "Illnesses at high altitude". Chest. 134 (2): 402–416. doi:10.1378/chest.07-0561. PMID 18682459.
- ↑ Basnyat B, Murdoch DR (June 2003). "High-altitude illness". Lancet. 361 (9373): 1967–74. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(03)13591-X. PMID 12801752.