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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
==Diagnosis== | |||
*Dry, hacking cough is common at >8000ft | |||
*Purulent bronchitis/painful pharyngitis common w/ prolonged periods at extreme altitude | |||
*Severe coughing spasms can result in cough fx of ribs | |||
==Differential Diagnosis== | |||
{{High altitude DDX}} | |||
==Treatment== | ==Treatment== | ||
*[[Alubterol]] | |||
*Breathing steam, sucking on hard candies, forcing hydration | |||
*[[Antibiotics]] are NOT helpful | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
[[High Altitude Medicine]] | *[[High Altitude Medicine]] | ||
==Source== | ==Source== | ||
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[[Category:Environ]] | [[Category:Environ]] | ||
[[Category:Pulm]] | |||
Revision as of 21:04, 11 January 2015
Background
Diagnosis
- Dry, hacking cough is common at >8000ft
- Purulent bronchitis/painful pharyngitis common w/ prolonged periods at extreme altitude
- Severe coughing spasms can result in cough fx of ribs
Differential Diagnosis
High Altitude Illnesses
- Acute mountain sickness
- Chronic mountain sickness
- High altitude cerebral edema
- High altitude pulmonary edema
- High altitude peripheral edema
- High altitude retinopathy
- High altitude pharyngitis and bronchitis
- Ultraviolet keratitis
Treatment
- Alubterol
- Breathing steam, sucking on hard candies, forcing hydration
- Antibiotics are NOT helpful
See Also
Source
Tintinalli