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Altitude Illness
Risk factors
Acclimatization
Symptoms
Acute mountain sickness (AMS)
High-altitude cerebral edema (HACE)
High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE)
Other symptoms
Diagnosis
Prevention
Rate of ascent
Drugs
General measures
Treatment