High-Altitude Travel with Medical Problems Travel to high altitude is increasing. The authors
discuss physiological changes at high altitude, pretravel evaluation for common medical …

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a complex syndrome of acute lung injury
leading to noncardiogenic pulmonary edema from many causes that is heterogenous in its …

At any point 1–5 days following ascent to altitudes≥ 2500 m, individuals are at risk of
developing one of three forms of acute altitude illness: acute mountain sickness, a syndrome …

Several diseases associated with high-altitude exposure affect unacclimated individuals.
These diseases include acute mountain sickness (AMS), high-altitude cerebral edema …

High-altitude illnesses (HAIs) result from acute exposure to high altitude/hypoxia. Numerous
molecular mechanisms affect appropriate acclimatization to hypobaric and/or normobaric …

Globally, about 400 million people reside at terrestrial altitudes above 1500 m, and more
than 100 million lowlanders visit mountainous areas above 2500 m annually. The …

To provide guidance to clinicians about best preventive and therapeutic practices, the
Wilderness Medical Society (WMS) convened an expert panel to develop evidence-based …

The European Respiratory Society (ERS) Research Seminar entitled “Pulmonary vascular
endothelium: orchestra conductor in respiratory diseases-highlights from basic research to …

Background The concentration of oxygen in air remains constant at 21% regardless of the
altitude. However, the partial pressure of oxygen decreases with increasing altitude …

To provide guidance to clinicians about best practices, the Wilderness Medical Society
convened an expert panel to develop evidence-based guidelines for prevention and …