Acute Mountain Sickness
Description of the disease
Symptoms
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Acute mountain sickness (AMS) affects individuals who rapidly ascend from low altitude to high altitude. The most effective treatment is descent to a lower altitude. The diagnosis is based on clinical findings.
Source | Author Doctor Nikas Samuolis, reviewed by Prof. Virginijus Šapoka | Vilnius University | Faculty of Medicine | Head of the Department of Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, and Oncology