Prediction of the development and susceptibility to acute mountain sickness (AMS) by monitoring oxygen saturation (SpO2) - literature review

• Main Authors: Karol Mazur (Author), Dominik Machaj (Author), Sandra Jastrzębska (Author), Alicja Płaczek (Author), Dominika Mazur (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Kazimierz Wielki University, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>The hypoxia is the main cause of altitude sickness, that usually starts from the benign form - acute mountain sickness (AMS), that being untreated can progress to the life-threatening states, like high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) and high altitude cerebral edema (HACE).</p><p&g...