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Acute Mountain Sickness 
Low partial pressure of oxygen at high altitude 
• Stop ascent 
• Supportive
pressure of oxygen at high ... altitude • Stop ... fluids, analgesia, ani ... Diagnosis #Management #Altitude
Medications for High-Altitude Sickness 
Acetazolarnide 
 • Carbonic Anydrase Inhibitor Bicarb diuresis & metabolic Acidosis ->
Medications for High-Altitude ... #HighAltitude #Altitude
Oxygen-Hemoglobin Dissociation Curve

Left Shift (↓ O2 unloading to tissue), Left = Lower:
 • ↓ H+ (↑
↑ 2,3-BPG • High ... Altitude • ↑Temperature
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
average settings • Causes ... : High altitude ... gas equation • Causes ... • Most common cause ... to hypoxemia • Causes
Altitude Sickness: Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE) and High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
Altitude Sickness ... Sickness (AMS), High ... Altitude Cerebral ... Edema (HACE) and High ... Prevention #High
In 2018, opioid withdrawal should be considered a buprenorphine deficiency. Otherwise, a multitude of comparatively ineffective
Otherwise, a multitude ... combined/used in high
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Uncommon Causes ... Diagnosis Framework High ... Altitude Pulmonary ... • High-altitude ... Any opioid can cause
Cat Mudpiles - Causes of high anion-gap metabolic acidosis

#CATMUDPILES #AnionGap #Metabolic #Acidosis #Mnemonic #Diagnosis #MUDPILECATS
Cat Mudpiles - Causes ... of high anion-gap
Erythrocytosis - Polycythemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Elevated Hemoglobin:
 • Males: Hb > 16.5 g/dL/HCT ≥ 49%
 •
Polycythemia - Acquired Causes ... poisoning, OSA/OHS, High ... altitude habitat
Causes of Intrauterine Growth Restriction / Small for Gestational Age - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Fetal Factors:
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Causes of Intrauterine ... anemia • High ... altitude - Iatrogenic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes