Acute mountain sickness
NEW YORK, July 31 (Praxis Press) Several medications have been used to alleviate or prevent acute mountain sickness (AMS), but their relative efficacies are unknown. Dumont and colleagues reviewed 33 randomized placebo-controlled trials of drugs used to prevent AMS. The mean incidence of AMS above 4,000 meters was 67% in subjects taking a placebo; the rate of ascent correlated with incidence, whereas altitude and mode of ascent did not. Dexamethasone (8-16 mg) and acetazolamide (750 mg) prevente
Aug 1, 2000
The Scientist Staff
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