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    Altitude Illness
    • Altitude Illness
      • Risk factors
      • References
      • Pathophysiology
        • Acclimatization
        • Pathophysiology references
      • Symptoms and Signs
        • Acute mountain sickness (AMS)
        • High-altitude cerebral edema (HACE)
        • High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE)
        • Other manifestations
        • Symptoms and signs references
      • Diagnosis
        • Diagnosis references
      • Treatment
        • Acute mountain sickness (AMS)
        • High-altitude cerebral edema (HACE) and high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE)
        • Treatment references
      • Prevention
        • Ascent
        • Medications
        • Prevention references
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