New data identifies two key risk factors for high-altitude pulmonary edema, a leading cause of death on the mountain.

Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) is common among climbers, regardless of age or fitness level, and can be life-threatening if severe symptoms are left untreated. We hiked up and down 1,000 feet to ...

alumni.ubc.ca Purpose The goal of this meta-analysis was to determine the clinical utility of acute mountain sickness (AMS) history to predict future incidents of AMS. Method 17 studies (n=7921 ...

Altitude sickness, also known as Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), occurs when the body struggles to adjust to lower oxygen levels at high altitudes. It typically affects individuals who ascend ...

Altitude psychosis on the mountain I first glimpsed Huayna Potosí ... and tamped down the effects of your garden-variety altitude sickness, including nausea, headaches, and fatigue, with a ...

Sherpas and climbers also die from exposure, crevasses, Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), falling rock and ice, and other dangers. Read next Jump to ...

Objectives: To compare a range of physiological responses to acute sea level hypoxia at simulated altitudes with the same physiological responses and acute mountain sickness (AMS) scores measured at ...