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==Screening==
==Screening==
*Screening among patients with altitude sickness include:
*Screening among patients with altitude sickness include:<ref name="pmid24079477">{{cite journal |vauthors=Song H, Ke T, Luo WJ, Chen JY |title=Non-high altitude methods for rapid screening of susceptibility to acute mountain sickness |journal=BMC Public Health |volume=13 |issue= |pages=902 |date=September 2013 |pmid=24079477 |pmc=3852617 |doi=10.1186/1471-2458-13-902 |url=}}</ref>
**'''Cold pressor test'''  
**'''Cold pressor test'''  
***Put one hand above the wrist for 1 min in ice water (4-5°C)
***Put one hand above the wrist for 1 min in ice water (4-5°C)

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Screening

  • Screening among patients with altitude sickness include:[1]
    • Cold pressor test
      • Put one hand above the wrist for 1 min in ice water (4-5°C)
      • Measuring blood pressure on the opposite arm at 15 seconds intervals
      • Difference between peak and basal blood pressures determines the level of vascular reactivity
    • Heart rate variability
      • Participants resting in supine position and wear a chest strap from a heart-rate monitor watch
      • After 5 minutes rest period, heart rate is collected on a beat-by-beat basis for 10 minutes
    • Pulmonary function test
      • Measure flow-volume loop, maximal voluntary ventilation, forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC) and peak expiratory flow

References

  1. Song H, Ke T, Luo WJ, Chen JY (September 2013). "Non-high altitude methods for rapid screening of susceptibility to acute mountain sickness". BMC Public Health. 13: 902. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-13-902. PMC 3852617. PMID 24079477.

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