Summary of prevention and treatment methods.

Basic information plus a utility to calculate the atmospheric pressure at any altitude.

Overview article with an informational handout for patients.

A charity that exists to perform high altitude medical research and educate the public about the topic

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Site of a group of medical scientists studying the effects of altitude and the causes and management of acute mountain sickness.

Information on altitude related illnesses with a focus on climbing at altitude.

CDC's advisory for people planning travel to destinations at altitude.

Article from Emergency Medicine covering cerebral syndromes in altitude sickness from AMS to HACE.

Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment.

Outline of symptoms, prevention, and diagnosis for all altitude related illnesses.

Basic information, including a bibliography.

About the book by Herb Hultgren, M.D., including ordering information.

About the magazine published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

High altitude travel advice. Information on chronic mountain sickness, high altitude pulmonary edema, the use of hyperoxic/hypoxic adaptation chambers, and triple hypoxia syndrome.

Personal account of an experience with HAPE.

Article on a personal experience with HAPE.

Information on the prevention, recognition, and treatment of altitude illness, as well as other health issues affecting travelers to destinations at altitude.

Abstract of a 1996 article summarizing the current state of HAPE research and treatment.

Information on Hypoytherapy/Hypoxytraining. About the annual international "Hypoxia in Medicine" conference.

Information about the International Hypoxia Symposium including abstracts.

Altitude tutorial. Newsletter archive. About the World Congress on Mountain Medicine and High Altitude Physiology.

Slide presentation on altitude and its physiological effects from Samford University's Physiology of Exercise course.

Article from the American Heart Association on a study of the mechanism that causes HAPE.

Information about and from this research charity dedicated to investigating the mechanisms of altitude related illness. Newsletter archive and planned expedition information.

Chapter from the Merck Manual on altitude sickness covering causes, treatment, and prevention.

Tutorial from the International Society for Mountain Medicine covering acclimatization, AMS, HACE, and HAPE. Includes treatment and prevention information.

Description of altitude related illnesses, their symptoms and their treatment.

Basic description of common illnesses encountered at various altitudes with prevention tips.

Information on proper acclimatization and hydration to reduce the incidence of altitude illness. Discussion of altitude's effect on diet, menstruation, and medications. Bibliography and links.

Article from Emergency Medicine covering HAPE.

Article on the effects of altitude with an emphasis on climbing at altitude.

Article on determining the need for supplemental oxygen at density altitude.

Abstract of a study of the association between urinary excretion of leukotriene-E4 (LTE4) and high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) in order to determine whether HAPE involves inflammatory mechanisms.

Article from Health World about the effects of altitude on exercise.

Questions and answers about travel to destinations at altitude. Submit a question or read previously submitted questions and answers.