High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE), along with cerebral edema (CE), constitutes one of
the major complications of acute mountain sickness (AMS). Although the syndrome was first …

Mountain Sickness, also called High Altitude Sickness, is specifically a triad of different
disorders, in order of increasing seriousness: Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS); High Altitude …

Altitude illness, which comprises of acute mountain sickness (AMS) and its life threatening
complications, high altitude cerebral edema (HACE) and high altitude pulmonary edema …

Background Acute pulmonary edema, a potentially fatal condition, represents a major
complication of socalled “Acute mountain sickness”(AMS), that may also involve cerebral …

Headache, nausea, vomiting, insomnia and peripheral edema are the most important
symptoms of acute mountain sickness (AMS), which occur within 6 to 12 h. after exposure to …

Ascent to altitude can cause a number of complaints: acute mountain sickness (AMS), high
altitude retinal hemorrhages (HARH), high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE), and high …

In high altitude setting is present a syndrome linked to hypoxia, exercise and low
temperatures, causing multiple organ damage, which may also lead to death. The main …

We distinguish two forms of high altitude illness, a cerebral form called acute mountain
sickness and a pulmonary form called high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE). Individual …

This chapter summarises advances made over the last 12 years regarding our
understanding of the pathophysiology and its clinical implications in acute mountain …

After its publication, a number of international recognized doctors and scientists in the field
have raised serious concerns in regards to the accuracy or misleading nature of the …