"Altitude Sickness" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Multiple symptoms associated with reduced oxygen at high ALTITUDE.
| Descriptor ID |
D000532
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.618.020
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Altitude Sickness" by people in Profiles.
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Preliminary Evidence-Based Method of Medical Kit Design for Wilderness Expeditions Modeled by a High-Altitude Expedition to Mount Kilimanjaro. J Emerg Med. 2022 06; 62(6):733-749.
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Suppression of plasma hepcidin by venesection during steady-state hypoxia. Blood. 2016 Mar 03; 127(9):1206-7.
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Whole-genome sequencing uncovers the genetic basis of chronic mountain sickness in Andean highlanders. Am J Hum Genet. 2013 Sep 05; 93(3):452-62.
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Genomic analysis of natural selection and phenotypic variation in high-altitude mongolians. PLoS Genet. 2013; 9(7):e1003634.
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Dexamethasone mimics aspects of physiological acclimatization to 8 hours of hypoxia but suppresses plasma erythropoietin. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2013 Apr; 114(7):948-56.
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Clinical manifestations and long-term follow-up in pediatric patients living at altitude with isolated pulmonary artery of ductal origin. Pediatr Cardiol. 2012 Jun; 33(5):775-81.
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Intravenous iron supplementation may protect against acute mountain sickness: a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial. High Alt Med Biol. 2011; 12(3):265-9.
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Effects of iron supplementation and depletion on hypoxic pulmonary hypertension: two randomized controlled trials. JAMA. 2009 Oct 07; 302(13):1444-50.
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President's address: travel medicine and principles of safe travel. Trans Am Clin Climatol Assoc. 2008; 119:1-27.
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Acute mountain sickness, vitamin C, free radicals, and HIF-1alpha. Wilderness Environ Med. 2005; 16(3):172-3.