Altitude sickness

Abstract

The term altitude sickness is used to describe the cerebral and pulmonary syndromes that can develop in unacclimatizedperson shortly after ascent to high altitude.The pressure of the air that surrounds you is called barometric pressure.When you go to higher altitudes, this pressure drops and there is lessOxygen available Your body doesn't always adjust quickly enough to the decrease in oxygen.This can lead to altitude sickness or altitude related health problem, which is actually a group of prudentially life threatening elements.

This article describes the various medical problems associated with ascend to high altitude amelioration of altitude related symptoms through acclimatization and treatment of the disorders when they occur. This article also discusses preventionreorganisation and treatment of altitude related health problems,especially acute mountain sickness, high altitude pulmonary edema and high altitude cerebral edema.