Pharmacotherapy for altitude-related illness

Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 68-75

  Ellsworth, Allan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute mountain sickness; High altitude cerebral edema; High altitude pulmonary edema; Pharmacotherapy

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CODEINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DIURETIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; HYDROCODONE; IBUPROFEN; MORPHINE; NAPROXEN; NIFEDIPINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; PETHIDINE; PROCHLORPERAZINE; SALMETEROL; SPIRONOLACTONE; THEOPHYLLINE; THIOCTIC ACID; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALTITUDE DISEASE; ANOREXIA; BRAIN EDEMA; CAPILLARY LEAK SYNDROME; CAPILLARY PRESSURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; DROWSINESS; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOBARISM; HYPOXIA; LUNG EDEMA; MYOPIA; NAUSEA; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PARESTHESIA; PATHOGENESIS; PERFUSION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLYURIA; REBOUND; REVIEW; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; TASTE DISORDER; VOMITING;

EID: 0037310264     PISSN: 08971900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0897190002239636     Document Type: Review

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