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Signs: at least two of: Crackles or wheezing (while breathing) in at least one lung field; Central blue skin color; Tachypnea (rapid breathing) Tachycardia (rapid heart rate) Acute mountain sickness and high altitude cerebral edema may also be present in conjunction with HAPE, however these symptoms may be subtle or not present at all.
The condition is caused by the rhythmic turning motion of skiing and other effects such as a reduction in sensory feedback from constrained feet. [3] In 1995 Rudolf Häusler of the University of Berne was the first described to have this disease. [4] Ski sickness could affect up to 10% of skiers. [2]
This is the most frequent type of altitude sickness encountered. Symptoms often manifest within ten hours of ascent and generally subside within two days, though they occasionally develop into the more serious conditions. Symptoms include headache, confusion, fatigue, stomach illness, dizziness, and sleep disturbance. [9]
In COVID-19, the arterial and general tissue oxygen levels can drop without any initial warning.The chest x-ray may show diffuse pneumonia.Cases of silent hypoxia with COVID-19 have been reported for patients who did not experience shortness of breath or coughing until their oxygen levels had depressed to such a degree that they were at risk of acute respiratory distress (ARDS) and organ failure.
I'm an experienced skier who has been to more than a dozen ski resorts around the world.. I often see beginners make mistakes such as holding up lines, tailgating, and zooming down slopes. Wearing ...
Decompression sickness can occur after an exposure to increased pressure while breathing a gas with a metabolically inert component, then decompressing too fast for it to be harmlessly eliminated through respiration, or by decompression by an upward excursion from a condition of saturation by the inert breathing gas components, or by a ...
I went back in to talk with Ken and explained to him that his breathing difficulties were not in fact due to asthma, but rather he was showing signs of heart failure as cause for his shortness of ...
The Austrian glaciers where Lindsey Vonn honed her craft are essentially gone, the skiing legend says. 'Skiing is not going to exist' – global warming threatens future of winter sports, warns ...