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Altitude Sickness Summary
654 words, approx. 2 pages Altitude sickness is a general term encompassing several disorders that occur high altitudes. High altitude is greater than 8,000 feet; medium altitude is between 5,000 and 8,000 feet; and extreme altitude is greater than 19,000 feet. There are groups...
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 Altitude sickness, also known as acute mountain sickness (AMS) or altitude illness is a pathological condition that is caused by acute exposure to low air pressure (usually outdoors at high altitudes). It commonly occurs above 2,400 metres...




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