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==Screening== | ==Screening== | ||
*Screening | *Screening among patients with altitude sickness include: | ||
**'''Cold pressor test''' | **'''Cold pressor test''' | ||
***Put one hand above the wrist for 1 min in ice water (4-5°C) | ***Put one hand above the wrist for 1 min in ice water (4-5°C) | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Screening
- Screening among patients with altitude sickness include:
- Cold pressor test
- Put one hand above the wrist for 1 min in ice water (4-5°C)
- Measuring blood pressure on the opposite arm at 15 seconds intervals
- Difference between peak and basal blood pressures determines the level of vascular reactivity
- Heart rate variability
- Participants resting in supine position and wear a chest strap from a heart-rate monitor watch
- After 5 minutes rest period, heart rate is collected on a beat-by-beat basis for 10 minutes
- Pulmonary function test
- Measure flow-volume loop, maximal voluntary ventilation, forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC) and peak expiratory flow
- Cold pressor test