mountain sickness

n. Altitude sickness brought on by the diminished oxygen pressure at mountain elevations.

mountain sickness

n 1. (Pathology) Also called: altitude sickness nausea, headache, and shortness of breath caused by climbing to high altitudes (usually above 12 000 ft) 2. (Veterinary Science) vet science a disease of cattle kept at high altitude in S and N America, characterized by congestive heart failure

al′titude sick`ness

n. a disorder associated with the low oxygen content of the atmosphere at high altitudes, in acute conditions resulting in prostration, shortness of breath, and cardiac disturbances.

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mountain sickness - nausea and shortness of breath experienced by mountain climbers above ten thousand feetaltitude sickness - effects (as nosebleed or nausea) of oxygen deficiency in the blood and tissues at high altitudes

mountain sickness

altitude sickness

[al´tĭ-tūd] a syndrome caused by exposure to altitude high enough to cause significant hypoxia" >hypoxia (lack of oxygen). At high altitudes the atmospheric pressure, and thus arterial oxygen content, are decreased. Called also high-altitude sickness and mountain sickness.
Acute altitude sickness may occur after a few hours' exposure to a high altitude. Mental functions may be affected; there may be lightheadedness and breathlessness; and eventually headache and prostration may occur. Older persons and those with pulmonary or cardiovascular disease are most susceptible. After a few hours or days of acclimation the symptoms will subside.
Chronic altitude sickness (called also Monge's disease and Andes disease) occurs in those living in the high Andes above 15,000 feet. It resembles polycythemia, but is completely relieved if the patient is moved to sea level.

al·ti·tude sick·ness

a syndrome caused by low inspired oxygen pressure (as at high altitude) and characterized by nausea, headache, dyspnea, malaise, and insomnia; in severe instances, pulmonary edema and adult respiratory distress syndrome can occur; Synonym(s): Acosta disease, mountain sickness, puna, soroche Synonym(s): aerial sickness, altitude disease

mountain sickness

n. Altitude sickness brought on by the diminished oxygen pressure at mountain elevations.

A syndrome affecting those living for various periods at high altitudes, which is diagnosed if a person has 3+ major symptoms: anorexia, dyspnoea, fatigue, headache, insomnia, which generally responds to dexamethasone. Mountain sickness is divided into acute and chronic forms

mountain sickness

Acute MS, altitude anoxia, altitude sickness, high altitude cerebral edema, high altitude pulmonary edema Wilderness medicine A syndrome affecting those living for various periods at high altitudes, which is diagnosed if a person has 3+ major symptoms: anorexia, dyspnea, fatigue, headache, insomnia, which respond to dexamethasone; MS is divided into acute and chronic forms. See High-altitude pulmonary edema, Höhendiurese.

al·ti·tude sick·ness

(al'ti-tūd sik'nĕs) A syndrome caused by low inspired oxygen pressure (as at high altitude) and characterized by nausea, headache, dyspnea, malaise, and insomnia; in severe instances, pulmonary edema and adult respiratory distress syndrome can occur.
Synonym(s): Acosta disease, aerial sickness, mountain sickness.

mountain sickness

A syndrome caused by reduced oxygen tension in the atmosphere at heights above about 3000 m, especially in people who proceed too quickly to high altitudes. There is deep breathing, a rapid pulse, loss of appetite, greatly reduced capacity for physical or mental work, headache, nausea, weakness, dizziness and insomnia. The vision may be affected by retinal bleeding. The chief danger is from fluid in the lungs (PULMONARY OEDEMA) and brain swelling (cerebral oedema). Either may be fatal unless rapidly corrected by administration of oxygen or an immediate descent to a lower altitude. DIURETIC drugs and DEXAMETHASONE can help to reduce oedema.

mountain sickness

fatigue, headache and nausea in humans resulting from the lack of oxygen above about 4000 m.

mountain sickness

mountain sickness

mountain sickness

al′titude sick`ness

mountain sickness

altitude sickness

al·ti·tude sick·ness

mountain sickness

mountain sickness

al·ti·tude sick·ness

mountain sickness

mountain sickness

mountain sickness

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noun nausea and shortness of breath experienced by mountain climbers above ten thousand feet

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