Acute Mountain Sickness Symptom Severity at the South Pole: The Influence of Self-Selected Prophylaxis with Acetazolamide.

Acute Mountain Sickness Symptom Severity at the South Pole: The Influence of Self-Selected Prophylaxis with Acetazolamide.

INTRODUCTION:Acetazolamide, a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor, remains the only FDA approved pharmaceutical prophylaxis for acute mountain sickness (AMS) though its effectiveness after rapid transport in real world conditions is less clear. METHODS:Over 2 years, 248 healthy adults traveled by airplane...

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Main Authors: Michael F Harrison, Paul J Anderson, Jacob B Johnson, Maile Richert, Andrew D Miller, Bruce D Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4744068?pdf=render

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