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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Pharmacologic medical therapies for altitude sickness include acetazolamide, dexamethasone. Pharmacologic therapy for nausea and vomiting of altitude sickness include promethazine, ondansetron. | [[Pharmacologic]] medical therapies for altitude sickness include [[acetazolamide]], [[dexamethasone]]. Pharmacologic therapy for [[nausea]] and [[vomiting]] of altitude sickness include [[promethazine]], [[ondansetron]]. | ||
==Medical Therapy== | ==Medical Therapy== | ||
*Pharmacologic medical therapies for altitude sickness include acetazolamide, dexamethasone. Pharmacologic therapy for headache of altitude sickness is NSAIDS and nausea and vomiting of altitude sickness are treated by promethazine, ondansetron. | *[[Pharmacologic]] medical therapies for altitude sickness include [[acetazolamide]], [[dexamethasone]]. [[Pharmacologic]] therapy for headache of altitude sickness is [[NSAIDS]] and [[nausea]] and [[vomiting]] of altitude sickness are treated by [[promethazine]], [[ondansetron]]. | ||
===Disease Name=== | ===Disease Name=== | ||
*Pharmacologic therapy of high altitude sickness include:<ref name="pmid19099331">{{cite journal |vauthors=Stream JO, Grissom CK |title=Update on high-altitude pulmonary edema: pathogenesis, prevention, and treatment |journal=Wilderness Environ Med |volume=19 |issue=4 |pages=293–303 |date=2008 |pmid=19099331 |doi=10.1580/07-WEME-REV-173.1 |url=}}</ref> | *[[Pharmacologic]] therapy of high altitude sickness include:<ref name="pmid19099331">{{cite journal |vauthors=Stream JO, Grissom CK |title=Update on high-altitude pulmonary edema: pathogenesis, prevention, and treatment |journal=Wilderness Environ Med |volume=19 |issue=4 |pages=293–303 |date=2008 |pmid=19099331 |doi=10.1580/07-WEME-REV-173.1 |url=}}</ref> | ||
**Preferred regimen (1): Acetazolamide 250 mg PO q12h | **Preferred regimen (1): [[Acetazolamide]] 250 mg PO q12h | ||
**Preferred regimen (2): Dexamethasone 4 mg PO q6h | **Preferred regimen (2): [[Dexamethasone]] 4 mg PO q6h | ||
*Pharmacologic therapy for headache of altitude sickness include:<ref name="pmid9552906">{{cite journal |vauthors=Burtscher M, Likar R, Nachbauer W, Philadelphy M |title=Aspirin for prophylaxis against headache at high altitudes: randomised, double blind, placebo controlled trial |journal=BMJ |volume=316 |issue=7137 |pages=1057–8 |date=April 1998 |pmid=9552906 |pmc=28508 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid8117220">{{cite journal |vauthors=Broome JR, Stoneham MD, Beeley JM, Milledge JS, Hughes AS |title=High altitude headache: treatment with ibuprofen |journal=Aviat Space Environ Med |volume=65 |issue=1 |pages=19–20 |date=January 1994 |pmid=8117220 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | *[[Pharmacologic]] therapy for [[headache]] of altitude sickness include:<ref name="pmid9552906">{{cite journal |vauthors=Burtscher M, Likar R, Nachbauer W, Philadelphy M |title=Aspirin for prophylaxis against headache at high altitudes: randomised, double blind, placebo controlled trial |journal=BMJ |volume=316 |issue=7137 |pages=1057–8 |date=April 1998 |pmid=9552906 |pmc=28508 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid8117220">{{cite journal |vauthors=Broome JR, Stoneham MD, Beeley JM, Milledge JS, Hughes AS |title=High altitude headache: treatment with ibuprofen |journal=Aviat Space Environ Med |volume=65 |issue=1 |pages=19–20 |date=January 1994 |pmid=8117220 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
** Preferred regimen (1): Acetaminophen 325-650 mg PO q4h PRN | ** Preferred regimen (1): [[Acetaminophen]] 325-650 mg PO q4h PRN | ||
** Alternative regimen (2): Ibuprofen 200-400 mg q4-6h | ** Alternative regimen (2): [[Ibuprofen]] 200-400 mg q4-6h | ||
** Alternative regimen (3): Aspirin 325-650 mg PO q4-6h PRN | ** Alternative regimen (3): [[Aspirin]] 325-650 mg PO q4-6h PRN | ||
*Pharmacologic therapy for nausea and vomiting of altitude sickness include:<ref name="pmid19099324">{{cite journal |vauthors=Shapiro R |title=Ondansetron for the treatment of nausea associated with altitude sickness |journal=Wilderness Environ Med |volume=19 |issue=4 |pages=317–8 |date=2008 |pmid=19099324 |doi=10.1580/07-WEME-LE-176.1 |url=}}</ref> | *[[Pharmacologic]] therapy for [[nausea]] and [[vomiting]] of altitude sickness include:<ref name="pmid19099324">{{cite journal |vauthors=Shapiro R |title=Ondansetron for the treatment of nausea associated with altitude sickness |journal=Wilderness Environ Med |volume=19 |issue=4 |pages=317–8 |date=2008 |pmid=19099324 |doi=10.1580/07-WEME-LE-176.1 |url=}}</ref> | ||
** Preferred regimen (1): Promethazine 12.5-25 mg PO q4-6h PRN | ** Preferred regimen (1): [[Promethazine]] 12.5-25 mg PO q4-6h PRN | ||
** Aletrantive regimen (2): Ondansetron 4mg PO q8h | ** Aletrantive regimen (2): [[Ondansetron]] 4mg PO q8h | ||
==References== | ==References== |
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Overview
Pharmacologic medical therapies for altitude sickness include acetazolamide, dexamethasone. Pharmacologic therapy for nausea and vomiting of altitude sickness include promethazine, ondansetron.
Medical Therapy
- Pharmacologic medical therapies for altitude sickness include acetazolamide, dexamethasone. Pharmacologic therapy for headache of altitude sickness is NSAIDS and nausea and vomiting of altitude sickness are treated by promethazine, ondansetron.
Disease Name
- Pharmacologic therapy of high altitude sickness include:[1]
- Preferred regimen (1): Acetazolamide 250 mg PO q12h
- Preferred regimen (2): Dexamethasone 4 mg PO q6h
- Pharmacologic therapy for headache of altitude sickness include:[2][3]
- Preferred regimen (1): Acetaminophen 325-650 mg PO q4h PRN
- Alternative regimen (2): Ibuprofen 200-400 mg q4-6h
- Alternative regimen (3): Aspirin 325-650 mg PO q4-6h PRN
- Pharmacologic therapy for nausea and vomiting of altitude sickness include:[4]
- Preferred regimen (1): Promethazine 12.5-25 mg PO q4-6h PRN
- Aletrantive regimen (2): Ondansetron 4mg PO q8h
References
- ↑ Stream JO, Grissom CK (2008). "Update on high-altitude pulmonary edema: pathogenesis, prevention, and treatment". Wilderness Environ Med. 19 (4): 293–303. doi:10.1580/07-WEME-REV-173.1. PMID 19099331.
- ↑ Burtscher M, Likar R, Nachbauer W, Philadelphy M (April 1998). "Aspirin for prophylaxis against headache at high altitudes: randomised, double blind, placebo controlled trial". BMJ. 316 (7137): 1057–8. PMC 28508. PMID 9552906.
- ↑ Broome JR, Stoneham MD, Beeley JM, Milledge JS, Hughes AS (January 1994). "High altitude headache: treatment with ibuprofen". Aviat Space Environ Med. 65 (1): 19–20. PMID 8117220.
- ↑ Shapiro R (2008). "Ondansetron for the treatment of nausea associated with altitude sickness". Wilderness Environ Med. 19 (4): 317–8. doi:10.1580/07-WEME-LE-176.1. PMID 19099324.