… review of high-altitude sickness, including its epidemiology, … impact of insomnia on general
well-being at a high altitude … The relevant literature is unclear as to how rapid ascent, very …

… of high-altitude illnesses because associated symptoms indicate pathophysiological effects
… We would like to emphasize the importance to obtain a detailed travel history and history of …

… extensively investigated over the years both from a pathophysiological and clinical point …
direct vasodilatory effect of hypoxia seemed to lose importance. The importance of chemoreflex …

… the impact of high altitude on their medical conditions. A grasp of basic high-altitude physiology
and pathophysiology … a prudent rate of ascent or staged ascent is of utmost importance. …

… and the impact on immune function may also provide insight into pathology of high-altitude
illnesses and highlight the importance of hypoxia-induced inflammatory sensitization in …

… that impact individuals at high altitude… acute mountain sickness and high-altitude cerebral
edema, two of the primary forms of acute altitude illness, although the precise pathophysiology …

… to either adverse effects of acute high-altitude/hypoxia exposure … , and the epidemiology and
pathophysiology of various HAIs, … The physiological relevance of these allelic presentations …

… the respiratory effects of hypobaria and the implications for … high altitude and aviation are
available elsewhere (eg [4, 5]). … trigger the pathophysiological processes leading to highaltitude …

… High altitude is defined as regions above 2400 meters above sea level. Almost 2% of the
world’s population dwells in high-altitude regions of … Being at a high altitude suddenly without …

… thus far remained untapped by intensive care medicine. … The pathophysiological consequences
of this for the critically ill … at high altitude may represent optimal human physiology under …