High Altitude Sickness/Acute high-altitude illness is an encompassing term for the range of pathology that the unacclimatized individual can develop at an increased altitude. This includes acute mountain sickness, high-altitude cerebral edema, and high-altitude pulmonary edema. These conditions represent an Read More …
Month: April 2021
Acute High-Altitude Illness – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
Acute high-altitude illness is an encompassing term for the range of pathology that the unacclimatized individual can develop at an increased altitude. This includes acute mountain sickness, high-altitude cerebral edema, and high-altitude pulmonary edema. These conditions represent an increasing clinical Read More …
Acute Mountain Sickness – Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is a syndrome that arises in non-acclimatized individuals who ascend to high altitudes. It is a form of acute altitude illness that occurs due to a decrease in the atmospheric partial pressure of oxygen as the Read More …
Polyarthritis – Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Polyarthritis refers to a joint disease that involves at least five joints. One or more signs of inflammation, including pain, movement restriction, swelling, warmth, and redness, are seen in the involving joints. In the event that pain is the only Read More …