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- Altitude And Oxygenation - Article from the Internet Journal of Rescue and Disaster Medicineon on the effects of altitude when transporting patients by airplane.
www.ispub.com/journals/IJAMT/Vol1N1/altox.html
- Altitude Sickness and Atmospheric Pressure - Basic information plus a utility to calculate the atmospheric pressure at any altitude.
www.personal.usyd.edu.au/~gerhard/pressure.html
- Altitude-Info - Provides information about altitude related illness and pertinent research.
hypoxia.uchsc.edu:8080
- American Academy of Family Physicians - Overview article with an informational handout for patients.
www.aafp.org/afp/980415ap/harris.html
- Apex Altitude - A charity that exists to perform high altitude medical research and educate the public about the topic
www.apex-altitude.com
- Bibliography of High-Altitude Medicine and Physiology - Search by author, title, or citation.
annie.cv.nrao.edu/habibqbe.htm
- Birmingham Medical Research Expeditionary Society - Site of a group of medical scientists studying the effects of altitude and the causes and management of acute mountain sickness.
www.bmres.org.uk
- British Mountaineering Council - Mountain Medicine Centre - Information on altitude related illnesses with a focus on climbing at altitude.
www.thebmc.co.uk/world/mm/mm0.htm
- CDC Travelers' Health Information on Altitude Illness - CDC's advisory for people planning travel to destinations at altitude.
www.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/altitude.htm
- Cerebral Syndromes - Article from Emergency Medicine covering cerebral syndromes in altitude sickness from AMS to HACE.
www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic22.htm
- CIWEC Clinic Travel Medicine Center - Basic description of the symptoms, prevention, and treatment for altitude sickness.
www.ciwec-clinic.com/altitude/index.html
- Family Practice Notebook - Outline of symptoms, prevention, and diagnosis for all altitude related illnesses.
www.fpnotebook.com/ER2.htm
- Healthy Me - Basic information, including a bibliography.
www.ahealthyme.com/topic/topic13676
- High Altitude Medicine - About the book by Herb Hultgren, M.D., including ordering information.
www.highaltitudemedicine.com
- High Altitude Medicine and Biology - About the magazine published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
www.liebertpub.com/HAM
- High Altitude Pathology Institute - High altitude travel advice. Information on chronic mountain sickness, high altitude pulmonary edema, the use of hyperoxic/hypoxic adaptation chambers, and triple hypoxia syndrome.
www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/6280
- High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (and me) - Personal account of an experience with HAPE.
www.weasel.com/hape.html
- High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE) - Article on a personal experience with HAPE.
comspark.com/esarc/reference/pulmedema-998.htm
- High-Altitude Cerebral Edema Evaluated With Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Abstract of a study intended to identify a clinical imaging correlate for HACE and determine whether the edema is primarily vasogenic or cytotoxic.
jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v280n22/abs/joc61470.html
- High-Altitude Medical Guide - Information on the prevention, recognition, and treatment of altitude illness, as well as other health issues affecting travelers to destinations at altitude.
www.high-altitude-medicine.com
- High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema: Current Concepts - Abstract of a 1996 article summarizing the current state of HAPE research and treatment.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?CMD=Display&DB=PubMed
- HypoMed Global Services - Information on Hypoytherapy/Hypoxytraining. About the annual international "Hypoxia in Medicine" conference.
www.hypomed.ch
- Hypoxia - Information about the International Hypoxia Symposium including abstracts.
www.hypoxia.net
- International Society for Mountain Medicine - Altitude tutorial. Newsletter archive. About the World Congress on Mountain Medicine and High Altitude Physiology.
www.ismmed.org
- Into the Heavens - Slide presentation on altitude and its physiological effects from Samford University's Physiology of Exercise course.
www.samford.edu/schools/education/essm/PHED473/altitudeandillness
- Mechanism for Life-Threatening High-Altitude Sickness Uncovered - Article from the American Heart Association on a study of the mechanism that causes HAPE.
www.newswise.com/articles/2001/4/ALTITUDE.HRT.html
- Medex and Medical Expeditions - Information about and from this research charity dedicated to investigating the mechanisms of altitude related illness. Newsletter archive and planned expedition information.
www.medex.org.uk
- Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy - Chapter from the Merck Manual on altitude sickness covering causes, treatment, and prevention.
www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section20/chapter281/281a.htm
- NOLS Wilderness First Aid - Excerpt from the book, dealing with the physiological adaptations to altitude; the symptoms and treatment of AMS, HAPE, HACE, and Thrombophlebits; and proper acclimatization techniques.
www.nols.edu/Publications/FirstAid/AltitudeIllness.html
- Non-Physician Altitude Tutorial - Tutorial from the International Society for Mountain Medicine covering acclimatization, AMS, HACE, and HAPE. Includes treatment and prevention information.
www.ismmed.org/np_altitude_tutorial.htm
- Nursing Library - Article on treating altitude sickness.
www.findarticles.com/m3231/4_29/54465551/p1/article.jhtml
- Outdoor Action Guide to High Altitude - Description of altitude related illnesses, their symptoms and their treatment.
www.princeton.edu/~oa/safety/altitude.html
- Outdoor Places - Basic description of common illnesses encountered at various altitudes with prevention tips.
www.outdoorplaces.com/Features/Mountain/altitude/page1.htm
- Pardoes Altitude & Acclimatization Page - Information on proper acclimatization and hydration to reduce the incidence of altitude illness. Discussion of altitude's effect on diet, menstruation, and medications. Bibliography and links.
www.pardoes.com/climbing/acclima.htm
- Pulmonary Syndromes - Article from Emergency Medicine covering HAPE.
www.emedicine.com/EMERG/topic795.htm
- Special Safety Considerations for High Altitude Mountaineering - Article on the effects of altitude with an emphasis on climbing at altitude.
www.cmc.org/cmc/safetyha.html
- Supplemental Oxygen for the General Aviation Pilot - Article on determining the need for supplemental oxygen at density atltitude.
www.dr-amy.com/rich/oxygen
- Traveler Information - Basic information for people planning to travel to distinations at altitude.
www.tripprep.com/travinfo/travinfo_articles/altsick_trav.html
- Urinary Leukotriene E4 Levels in HAPE - Abstract of a study of the association between urinary excretion of leukotriene-E4 (LTE4) and high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) in order to determine whether HAPE involves inflammatory mechanisms.
infoventures.com/osh/abs/aero0004.html
- Warning: Altitude Sickness Shouldn't Be Taken Lightly - Article from Health World about the effects of altitude on exercise.
www.healthy.net/asp/templates/news.asp?Id=2473
- WebMD - Questions and answers about travel to destinations at altitude. Submit a question or read previously submitted questions and answers.
my.webmd.com/question_and_answer/article/1676.50847
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