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What is True about ascent to high altitude: and explain in detail?
Respiratory alkalosis occurs Polycythemia is due to increased erythropoietin Acute mountain sickness develops 8-24 hr after arrival at altitude and lasts 4-8 days. Acute altitude illness: 3 forms Acute mountain sickness (AMS) The pathophysiology of AMS is not well understood. The essential factor responsible for this condition is hypoxemia High altitude cerebral edema (HACE) High altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE)