5 results
Medications for High-Altitude Sickness 
Acetazolarnide 
 • Carbonic Anydrase Inhibitor Bicarb diuresis & metabolic Acidosis ->
Medications for High-Altitude ... • Improves hypoxemia ... • Decreases pulmonary ... • Improves hypoxemia ... #Medications #Management
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia ... Rapid Response Management ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD ... Sophia_Hayes_MD #Hypoxemia ... #Hypoxia #differential
Erythrocytosis - Polycythemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Elevated Hemoglobin:
 • Males: Hb > 16.5 g/dL/HCT ≥ 49%
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Acquired Causes: • Hypoxia-driven ... : Cardiac/pulmonary ... OSA/OHS, High altitude ... habitat • Hypoxia-independent ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD
A Non-Invasive approach to Respiratory Failure
 • COPD and Ventilatory Failure → NiPPV with Bi-level Settings
Bi-level Settings • CHF ... / Pulmonary Edema ... Respiratory #Failure #management ... #hypoxia #NIV
HIGH ALTITUDE PULMONARY EDEMA (HAPE)
 • High altitude disease that kill most people
 • Incidence: severe
HIGH ALTITUDE PULMONARY ... (HAPE) • High altitude ... tachycardia, and severe hypoxia ... artery pressure to hypoxia ... HAPE #diagnosis #management