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  1. Mayo establishes High Altitude and Harsh Environments Medical Clinic

    Altitude sickness can occur when the human body does not properly acclimate to lower oxygen levels at higher elevations. Shortness of breath, headaches ...

  2. Acetazolamide (oral route) - Mayo Clinic

    This medicine is also used to prevent or make the symptoms of mountain sickness better in climbers. ... For mountain sickness: ... altitude or as needed. Children— ...

  3. Central sleep apnea - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Several medical conditions, including end-stage kidney disease and stroke, may lead to central sleep apnea. ... High-altitude sleep apnea resolves a few weeks ...

  4. Pulmonary edema - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    A very fast heartbeat (tachycardia); Weakness; Chest pain; Low fever. Symptoms of high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) tend to get worse at night.

  5. Planning to travel with atrial fibrillation? - Mayo Clinic

    ... altitude. Also, watch for any new or unusual symptoms of your condition or of altitude sickness. Get recommended vaccines. Know which vaccines are required ...

  6. New algorithms detect critical congenital heart disease at different altitudes - Mayo Clinic

    Neonatal pulse oximetry screening (POS) algorithms for CCHD have helped decrease neonatal mortality but they cannot be applied at high altitudes. New POS ...

  7. MEDIA ADVISORY: Why Do Everest Climbers Matter To Patients Near Sea Level? - Mayo Clinic News Network

    ... altitude climbers alike. The work Mayo researchers are currently doing ... Altitude sickness, travel medicine, aerospace medicine -- Clayton Cowl, M.D..

  8. Why Do Everest Climbers Matter to Patients Near Sea Level? Mayo Experts Explain

    ... altitude climbers alike. The work Mayo researchers are currently doing with ... Altitude sickness, travel medicine, aerospace medicine — Clayton Cowl, M.D. ...

  9. High Altitude Hypoxia Can Be Detected Before Symptoms Are Apparent, Mayo Clinic Study Finds

    ... disease. Cancer. Cancer before 40: Mayo Clinic expert shares 3 topics that younger patients often want to discuss · About the News Network · Newsbureau@mayo.edu.

  10. Low blood oxygen (hypoxemia) Causes - Mayo Clinic

    Diseases & conditions · Find a ... Less oxygen in the air you breathe, such as at high altitudes. ... Congenital heart disease in adults — one or more ...