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Medical condition due to rapid exposure to low oxygen at high altitude
Altitude sickness, the mildest form being acute mountain sickness (AMS), is a harmful effect of high altitude, caused by rapid exposure to low amounts
Altitude_sickness
Topics referred to by the same term
Mountain sickness can refer to: Altitude sickness or acute mountain sickness, a pathological condition that is caused by acute exposure to low air pressure
Mountain_sickness
Medical condition
Chronic mountain sickness (CMS) is a disease in which the proportion of blood volume that is occupied by red blood cells increases (polycythaemia) and
Chronic_mountain_sickness
American naval officer convicted for a fatal car crash in Japan
mountain sickness defense, given the location on Mount Fuji where Alkonis and his family began their drive home and because "the symptoms of mountain
Ridge_Alkonis
Chemical compound
among others, is a medication used to treat glaucoma, epilepsy, acute mountain sickness, periodic paralysis, idiopathic intracranial hypertension (raised
Acetazolamide
Mountain in Tanzania, highest in Africa
prominence of Kilimanjaro poses a serious risk of altitude sickness. One of several mountains arising from the East African Rift, Kilimanjaro was formed
Mount_Kilimanjaro
Medical condition
a high altitude. It generally appears in patients who have acute mountain sickness and involves disorientation, lethargy, and nausea among other symptoms
High-altitude_cerebral_edema
Human disease
Tachypnea (rapid breathing) Tachycardia (rapid heart rate) Acute mountain sickness and high altitude cerebral edema may also be present in conjunction
High-altitude_pulmonary_edema
Activity involving ascending mountains
sleep problems, nausea, lack of appetite, lethargy and body ache. Mountain sickness may progress to HACE (high-altitude cerebral edema) and HAPE (high-altitude
Mountaineering
Sikh temple in Uttarakhand, India
examining altitude sickness at Hemkund Sahib found that almost one-third of pilgrims who travelled to Hemkund suffered from Acute Mountain Sickness (a form of
Gurdwara_Hemkund_Sahib
Environmental effects on physiology and mental health
regions can lead to medical problems, from the mild symptoms of acute mountain sickness to the potentially fatal high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) and
Effects of high altitude on humans
Effects_of_high_altitude_on_humans
Insufficient breathing
hypoventilation Obesity; see Obesity hypoventilation syndrome Chronic mountain sickness, a mechanism to conserve energy. Paralyzing venom, such as that of
Hypoventilation
Class of pharmaceuticals
anti-glaucoma agents, diuretics, antiepileptics, in the management of mountain sickness, gastric and duodenal ulcers, idiopathic intracranial hypertension
Carbonic_anhydrase_inhibitor
Altitudes above about 8,000 m (26,000 ft)
observation of extreme tolerance to hypoxia in patients with chronic mountain sickness and normal fetuses in-utero, both of which present pO2 levels similar
Death_zone
2,500 metres (8,200 ft) above sea level normally induces chronic mountain sickness in humans, but many of the populations occupying permanent settlements
High-altitude adaptation in humans
High-altitude_adaptation_in_humans
Swapnil Adinath Garad, an Indian Pune cop who suffered through acute mountain sickness near the south summit. He was evacuated and died in a Kathmandu hospital
2023_Mt._Everest_Deaths
American cardiologist
Journal. He was one of the first researchers to describe adult subacute mountain sickness. Chandrashekhar completed medical school in his hometown of Pune,
Y._S._Chandrashekhar
Earth's highest mountain and a particularly desirable peak for mountaineers. The most recent years without known deaths on the mountain are 1977, in which
List of people who died climbing Mount Everest
List_of_people_who_died_climbing_Mount_Everest
Excess accumulation of fluid in the brain
concentration available. These hypoxia-related illnesses include acute mountain sickness (AMS), high-altitude pulmonary edema, and high-altitude cerebral edema
Cerebral_edema
eight-thousanders are the 14 mountains that rise more than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) above sea level. They are all in the Himalayan and Karakoram mountain ranges. This
List of deaths on eight-thousanders
List_of_deaths_on_eight-thousanders
1994 American film
get mountain sickness and die. The guy who died was a local, so he should have been more climatized, but he went up too quickly. Vincent got mountain sickness
The_Ascent_(1994_film)
Mountain pass and archaeological site in Colorado, USA
suffer from rapid dehydration and altitude sickness, also known as acute mountain sickness. Acute mountain sickness can progress to high-altitude pulmonary
Rollins_Pass
Sealed tent used to simulate a higher altitude with reduced oxygen
performance when returning to a lower altitude. Mountain climbers can use them to avoid altitude sickness, and athletes can use them to enhance performance
Altitude_tent
Inflammation due to damage of skin capillaries when blood perfuses into nearby tissue
Pneumothorax Decompression sickness Inner ear decompression sickness High altitude Altitude sickness Chronic mountain sickness Death zone High-altitude
Chilblains
Seasonal Tents in Ladakh, India
Staying in Sarchu has its own set of difficulties. AMS or acute mountain sickness is among the fundamental difficulties. Travelers normally stop at
Sarchu
Reduction in pressure to lower than normal sea level atmospheric pressure
cause barotrauma, but may cause decompression sickness. Altitude sickness, also known as acute mountain sickness (AMS), altitude illness, hypobaropathy, or
Hypobaric_decompression
Chemical element with atomic number 27 (Co)
Hurtado, A.; Johnson, R. J. (2002). "Excessive erythrocytosis, chronic mountain sickness, and serum cobalt levels". Lancet. 359 (9304): 407–8. doi:10
Cobalt
Disorder caused by dissolved gases forming bubbles in tissues
Decompression sickness (DCS; also called divers' disease, the bends, aerobullosis, and caisson disease) is a medical condition caused by dissolved gases
Decompression_sickness
Peruvian physiologist
233-243, 2001. Monge C., León-Velarde F., and A. Arregui. Chronic mountain sickness. In: High Altitude. An Exploration of Human Adaptation. Series: Lung
Fabiola_León-Velarde
pharmaceutical treatments for acute mountain sickness, and to determine the efficacy of mechanical treatments for mountain sickness. Boehringer spirometers have
Boehringer_Laboratories
Swiss mountain climber (1978–2011)
Makalu, and descending to Camp 4 on 21 May, Brupbacher died of acute mountain sickness (AMS) in her tent at Camp 3 at an altitude of 7400 m on the 22 May
Joëlle_Brupbacher
Topics referred to by the same term
AMS-02 Anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility Acute mountain sickness, a form of altitude sickness Acute muscle soreness Altered Mental Status; see Altered
AMS
Place
comfortable and many start to suffer symptoms of altitude sickness or acute mountain sickness (AMS). Gorak Shep also provides a base for ascent of Kala
Gorakshep
Medical treatment at raised ambient pressure
(79% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and minor gases) and is used for acute mountain sickness. This is applied by placing the person in a portable hyperbaric air
Hyperbaric_medicine
Mountain pass in Nepal
trekkers to acclimatize sufficiently to minimize the risk of acute mountain sickness (AMS). The Himalayan Rescue Association operates a medical clinic
Thorong_La
Topics referred to by the same term
sorojchi) can refer to: Altitude sickness the Cerro Soroche, a mountain in Ecuador Soroche pills, an Andean mountain sickness medication Soroche (plant), a
Soroche
Species of tree
Malka ST, et al. (April 2012). "Pharmacologic prophylaxis for acute mountain sickness: A systematic shortcut review". Annals of Emergency Medicine. 59 (4):
Ginkgo_biloba
monophosphate CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services chronic mountain sickness CMT cervical motion tenderness Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease CMV cytomegalovirus
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Highest mountain in the Americas
level—means altitude sickness affects most climbers, and the mountain records approximately three deaths per year, earning it the nickname "Mountain of Death."
Aconcagua
Former rock formation in New Hampshire, United States
because its people had been struck by a sickness. Nis Kizos promised he would live at the top of the mountain. By day he would look out for her, and at
Old_Man_of_the_Mountain
-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor of the brain AMS acute mountain sickness atypical measles syndrome altered mental status Amt amount ANA antinuclear
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List_of_medical_abbreviations:_A
Device for providing breathing air with reduced oxygen content
pre-acclimatisation for mountaineers – minimising the risk of succumbing to acute mountain sickness on a subsequent ascent. The hypoxia challenge of IHT is normally delivered
Hypoxicator
Hawaiian volcano
professional astronomers working on the mountain have experienced symptoms of acute altitude sickness. Visitors to the mountain should prepare ahead of time by
Mauna_Kea
French physiologist (1815–1892)
Mexico during the mid 19th century. Here he studied the effects of "mountain sickness" that climbers experienced at higher altitudes. From these studies
Denis_Jourdanet
Bolivian physician (1926-2015)
proposed new concepts and understanding of what was known as Chronic mountain sickness. This pathology characterized by an increase of red blood cells, cyanosis
Gustavo_Zubieta-Castillo
British critical care physician
academic medicine. Baillie's work on clinical subgrouping in acute mountain sickness contributed to a revised international consensus definition of the
Kenneth_Baillie
American aviator (1884–1910)
Contemporary sources, including Roy Knabenshue, blamed his death on "mountain sickness". He is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Atkinson, Nebraska, in the same
Archibald_Hoxsey
Drug that increases alertness
used to treat headaches. Caffeine may lessen the severity of acute mountain sickness if taken a few hours prior to attaining a high altitude. Ephedrine
Stimulant
Mountain in Gilgit-Baltistan
mountain, landing safely in Karimabad an hour later. In 2002, Japanese climber Saito Kenji died on descent from the summit of acute mountain sickness
Spantik
Topics referred to by the same term
(CMS) Cryptographic Message Syntax, a cryptographic standard Chronic mountain sickness, or Monge's disease, a disease caused by high altitude Congenital
CMS
Mountain in Jammu and Kashmir, India
special team to shaped to treat the mountaineer who had suffered acute mountain sickness at a high altitude. The massif is most conveniently accessed from
Nun_Kun
American neuroscientist and mountaineer
died at high camp due to complications of a stomach virus and acute mountain sickness. 1978 Northeast Ridge/East Face and Abruzzi Ridge K2, Pakistan. New
Louis_Reichardt
Historic state ruled by the Mongols
return from a successful campaign against West Tibet, died here from mountain sickness (Plate 50) Howard, Neil; Howard, Kath (2014), "Historic Ruins in the
Yarkent_Khanate
takes several days, but may be helped by drugs, such as Diamox. Acute mountain sickness (AMS) may develop into high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) or high
Hazards_of_outdoor_recreation
Chemical compound
rosea extract have reported positive efficacy on fatigue, depression, mountain sickness, and cardiovascular disease. Extracts used in most clinical trials
Rosavin
Malignant tumor characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in lung tissue
miners in Germany's Ore Mountains. As early as 1500, miners were noted to develop a deadly disease called "mountain sickness" ("Bergkrankheit"), identified
Lung_cancer
Organisms capable of living at high altitudes
exceptionally high mountains, without any apparent complications. For average human populations, a brief stay at these places can risk mountain sickness. For the
Organisms_at_high_altitude
Protein found in humans
erythrocytosis familial type 4, pulmonary hypertension, and chronic mountain sickness. There is also evidence that certain variants of this gene provide
EPAS1
High elevation mountain highway in India
At high altitudes, the air is thin and contains less oxygen. Acute mountain sickness is possible, whose symptoms include headache, nausea, dizziness, and
Leh–Manali_Highway
Volcano on Ross Island, Antarctica
many working at the camp suffered from nausea due to high elevation mountain sickness. Features on the northern slopes include: 77°26′S 167°00′E / 77
Mount_Erebus
Class of pharmaceutical drugs
F, Salimi S, Lotfi J (2007). "Sumatriptan for prevention of acute mountain sickness: randomized clinical trial". Ann. Neurol. 62 (3): 273–7. doi:10.1002/ana
Triptan
British physician and mountain climber
diseases. He has been described as the first physician to describe mountain sickness in a medical journal. In 1844 he was the first man to climb the Mittelhorn
Stanhope_Templeman_Speer
Circumstances, mechanisms, and factors of tobacco consumption on human health
other conditions, including basal-cell carcinoma, melanoma, acute mountain sickness, pemphigus, celiac disease, and ulcerative colitis, among others.
Health effects of smoking tobacco
Health_effects_of_smoking_tobacco
Biological reaction to increased altitude
populations, as the Andeans have a much higher prevalence of Chronic Mountain Sickness (CMS), where the body develops a harmful reaction to low oxygen levels
Hypoxic_ventilatory_response
1997 German children's novel by Cornelia Funke
compensator), is taken by Twigleg. Promptly Gravelbeard is struck with mountain sickness, allowing himself to be taken a prisoner. Nettlebrand, who now knows
Dragon_Rider_(novel)
Chemical element with atomic number 86 (Rn)
and Georg Agricola recommended ventilation in mines to avoid this mountain sickness (Bergsucht). In 1879, this condition was identified as lung cancer
Radon
Field of medicine focusing on medical support to an expedition
management of illnesses related to high altitudes, such as acute mountain sickness (AMS). Medical evacuation – The timely and efficient movement and
Expedition_medicine
Mountain pass connecting Baspa valley of Kinnaur to Bhagirathi valley of Uttarakhand
remote location, trekkers face challenges such as the risk of acute mountain sickness (AMS) and navigating treacherous terrain. Since this pass is located
Lamkhaga_Pass
Peruvian physician
1957. Monge discovered the clinical syndrome of chronic mountain sickness or altitude sickness. He was the first to describe its symptoms and pathogenesis
Carlos_Monge_Medrano
Swelling of the eye's optic disc due to high intracranial pressure
syndrome (FKS) Chiari malformation Tumors of the frontal lobe Acute mountain sickness and high-altitude cerebral edema Meningitis, leading to increased
Papilledema
9th-highest mountain on Earth
Nanga Parbat, known in Shina as Diamer, is the ninth-highest mountain on Earth with its summit at 8,126 m (26,660 ft) above sea level. Lying immediately
Nanga_Parbat
2nd-highest mountain on Earth
Godwin-Austen, at 8,611 metres (28,251 ft) above sea level, is the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest at 8,849 metres (29,032 ft). It lies in the
K2
high-altitude research is to understand altitude illnesses such as acute mountain sickness, and the rare but rapidly fatal conditions, high-altitude pulmonary
High-altitude_research
Medical diagnostic method
intracranial hemorrhage or stroke, liver failure, and climbers with acute mountain sickness. While the ONSD can at any given point along the optic nerve be measured
Non-invasive measurement of intracranial pressure
Non-invasive_measurement_of_intracranial_pressure
Earth's highest volcano
the mountain rising sharply from a high-altitude region makes acclimatization difficult, and medical resources to deal with acute mountain sickness are
Ojos_del_Salado
2020 horror short story collection by Mónica Ojeda
English: Daddy English: Mommy English: Daughter English: Sister English: Mountain sickness English: Earthquake English: The world above and the world below English:
Las_voladoras
American physician and mountaineer
where the sick were cared for and information was gathered about mountain sickness. In 1981, as a member of the American Research Expedition, he helped
Peter_Hackett_(mountaineer)
American anthropologist
chests, they had high birth-weighted babies, and no complications of mountain sickness. Unlike most humans who migrate to high altitude, the Tibetans do
Cynthia_Beall
Military Base in Ladakh, India
return from a successful campaign against West Tibet, died here from mountain sickness (Plate 50) Howard, Neil; Howard, Kath (2014), "Historic Ruins in the
Daulat_Beg_Oldi
American-New Zealand nursing academic, specialising in domestic violence
Robert Roach, Ray Yip, Charles Houston, and Lorna G. Moore. "Acute mountain sickness in a general tourist population at moderate altitudes." Annals of
Jane_Koziol-McLain
Abnormally low level of oxygen in the blood
hemoglobin. This is particularly seen as a cause of cerebral hypoxia and mountain sickness in climbers of Mount Everest and other peaks of extreme altitude.
Hypoxemia
English mountaineer (1860–1941)
strongest trio of English mountaineers that ever attacked a high mountain": "Mountain Sickness and its Probable Causes", The Canadian Alpine Journal, Vol.
Geoffrey_Hastings
Territorial conflict between Chile and allied Peru and Bolivia (1879–84)
suffered enormous hardships including cold temperatures, snow and mountain sickness. On 9 July 1882, they fought the emblematic Battle of La Concepción
War_of_the_Pacific
demyelinating polyneuropathy Chronic lymphocytic leukemia Chronic mountain sickness Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis Chronic myelogenous leukemia Chronic
List_of_diseases_(C)
Daoist method of internal breathing
breath-holding was practiced in temples on high mountains, it could result in chronic mountain sickness, with symptoms of "headache, dizziness, tinnitus
Taixi_(embryonic_breathing)
Earth's highest mountain
challenges on the standard route, Everest presents dangers such as altitude sickness, weather, and wind, as well as hazards from avalanches and the Khumbu Icefall
Mount_Everest
leukemia Acute monoblastic leukemia Acute monocytic leukemia Acute mountain sickness Acute myeloblastic leukemia Acute myeloblastic leukemia, minimally
List_of_diseases_(A)
American photographer and environmentalist (1902–1984)
the Marin Headlands. Adams was a hyperactive child and prone to frequent sickness and hypochondria. He had few friends, but his family home and surroundings
Ansel_Adams
Georg Agricola recommended ventilation of mines to avoid this mountain sickness (Bergsucht). In 1879, the "wasting" was identified as lung cancer
Health_effects_of_radon
2002 British TV series or programme
unable to do so, with some succumbing to early symptoms of acute mountain sickness. The season was filmed between 12 July and 3 August 2006. The Serious
Serious_(TV_series)
Finnish mountaineer (1993)
Kilimanjaro. While in the mountains, she has managed to avoid problems, apart from occasional symptoms of mountain sickness. Penttilä has told about her
Anni_Penttilä
American academic and consultant at Divers Alert Network
Natoli MJ, Wang LY (2005). "[Abstract] Statistical models of acute mountain sickness". High Alt Med Biol. 6 (1): 32–42. doi:10.1089/ham.2005.6.32. PMID 15772498
Richard_D._Vann
oxygen starvation in the blood. This was described as 'mountain sickness', or altitude sickness. Denis Jourdanet, of France, later described this as 'anoxemia'
History_of_aviation_medicine
Filipina mountaineer
third Filipina on top of Mount Everest. Wenceslao suffered from acute mountain sickness and pulmonary edema during the ascent but survived and made it back
Noelle_Wenceslao
American rock band
on April 17, 2020. On July 3, 2020, the band announced their album In Sickness & in Flames and released the song "Montgomery Forever" with its video.
The_Front_Bottoms
Proposed high elevation railway track in Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh
where travelers from Manali to Leh feel the true effects of Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) due to the rapid ascent from Sarchu. Pang (~4,600m), gateway
Bhanupli–Leh_line
1924 novel by Thomas Mann
The Magic Mountain (German: Der Zauberberg, pronounced [deːɐ̯ ˈtsaʊbɐˌbɛʁk] ) is a German novel written by Thomas Mann, published in November 1924 about
The_Magic_Mountain
2023 video game
Horizon Call of the Mountain is a 2023 action-adventure game co-developed by Guerrilla Games and Firesprite, and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment
Horizon_Call_of_the_Mountain
Highest mountain in Malaysia
(Dusun: Gayo Ngaran or Nulu Nabalu, Malay: Gunung Kinabalu) is the highest mountain in Malaysia and Maritime Southeast Asia, located on the island of Borneo
Mount_Kinabalu
Canadian actor (born 1964)
to suspect something when he has the first revelations about old age, sickness and death, it hit me. [...] That lesson has never left me." In 1994, he
Keanu_Reeves
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English : topographic name for someone who lived near a spring or well, from Old French fontane, Middle English fontayne ‘fountain’; in some cases the name may have arisen from French habitational names (Fontaine, Fonteyne, Lafontaine) of the same derivation.
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English : variant spelling of Fountain.
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English : variant of Bunting.
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English : unexplained; perhaps a variant spelling of Welsh Mostyn. Compare Mustian.
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Mountain.
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Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Peace; God of Mountain; Himalaya; One who Holds Mountain; King of Mountains
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English : topographic name from Old French montagne ‘mountain’ (see Montagne).Irish : either of Norman origin, as 1, or an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Manntáin (see Manton 2).
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Like Amountain; A Powerful Mountain
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