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Acute Mountain Sickness Symptom Severity at the South Pole: The Influence of Self-Selected Prophylaxis with Acetazolamide

INTRODUCTION: Acetazolamide, a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor, remains the only FDA approved pharmaceutical prophylaxis for acute mountain sickness (AMS) though its effectiveness after rapid transport in real world conditions is less clear. METHODS: Over 2 years, 248 healthy adults traveled by airplan...

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Autores principales: Harrison, Michael F., Anderson, Paul J., Johnson, Jacob B., Richert, Maile, Miller, Andrew D., Johnson, Bruce D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4744068/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26848757
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0148206

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