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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 ... Symptoms #Signs #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
Differential Diagnosis: Cyanosis - Mnemonic "COLD PALMS"
Peripheral cyanosis 
• Cold 
• Obstruction 
• LVF and shock
Differential Diagnosis ... Polycythemia • Altitude ... Cyanosis #COLDPALMS #Diagnosis
Altitude Sickness: Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE) and High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
Altitude Sickness ... Sickness (AMS), High ... Edema (HACE) and High ... Prevention #High ... AMS #HACE #HAPE #Diagnosis
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Otherwise, a multitude ... combined/used in high
Erythrocytosis - Polycythemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Elevated Hemoglobin:
 • Males: Hb > 16.5 g/dL/HCT ≥ 49%
 •
Polycythemia Differential Diagnosis ... poisoning, OSA/OHS, High ... altitude habitat ... #Differential #Diagnosis
High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE)
Clinical 
 • Encephalopathy 
 • Ataxic gait 
 • Severe lassitude
High Altitude Cerebral ... therapy #HACE #High ... #Altitude #Cerebral ... #Edema #Diagnosis
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
- Differential Diagnosis ... settings • Causes: High ... altitude (eg, climbing ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Breast Discharge - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
High Prolactin + Normal TSH
 • Microprolactinoma
 • Steroid Hormone Intake
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm High ... Trauma/Surgery) High ... Prolactin + High ... #Differential #Diagnosis