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Acute Altitude(mountain) sickness
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Illness characterized by headache, nausea, vomiting, dyspnea, and insomnia. It typically begins 6 to 96hrs after one reaches high altitude and lasts several days
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Barometric Pressure
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The total pressure exerted by the atmosphere @ given altitude
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Cheyne-Stokes breathing
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Alternating periods of rapid breathing and slow, shallow breathing including periods in which breathing may actually cease temporarily.
Symptom of mountain sickness |
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Erythropoietin (EPO)
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The hormone that stimulates erythrocyte (red blood cell) production
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High-Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE)
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-fluid accumulates in the cranial cavity at altitude
-characterized by mental confusion that can progress to coma and death |
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High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE)
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fluid accumulates in the lungs, interfering with ventilation, resulting in shortness of breath and fatigue
Characterized by impaired blood oxygenation, mental confusion, and loss of consciousness |
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Hypobaric
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an environment @ low atmospheric pressure
such as high altitude |
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Hypoxia
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A decreased availability of oxygen to the tissues
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Partial Pressure of Oxygen(PO2)
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The pressure exerted by oxygen in a mixture of gases
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Polycythemia
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increased red blood cells
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Respiratory alkalosis
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increased carbon dioxide clearance allows blood pH to increase
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