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==Treatment==
==Treatment==
'''Medical:''' [[Altitude sickness medical therapy|Medical Therapy]]
[[Altitude sickness medical therapy|Medical Therapy]] | [[Altitude sickness surgery|Surgery]] | [[Altitude sickness primary prevention|Primary Prevention]] | [[Altitude sickness secondary prevention|Secondary Prevention]] | [[Altitude sickness cost-effectiveness of therapy|Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy]] | [[Altitude sickness future or investigational therapies|Future or Investigational Therapies]]
 
'''Surgical:''' [[Altitude sickness surgery|Surgery]]
 
[[Altitude sickness primary prevention|Primary Prevention]] | [[Altitude sickness secondary prevention|Secondary Prevention]] | [[Altitude sickness cost-effectiveness of therapy|Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy]] | [[Altitude sickness future or investigational therapies|Future or Investigational Therapies]]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 03:19, 25 September 2012

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Altitude sickness
ICD-10 T70.2
ICD-9 E902.0
DiseasesDB 8375 Template:DiseasesDB2
MeSH D000532

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