{"id":640,"date":"2016-11-07T12:55:20","date_gmt":"2016-11-07T11:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medikus.se\/en\/?page_id=640"},"modified":"2025-01-04T10:06:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-04T09:06:08","slug":"altitude-medicine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medikus.se\/en\/altitude-medicine\/","title":{"rendered":"Altitude Medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>ALTITUDE MEDICINE\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tourism at high altitude and adventure trips including mountaineering are increasing and this requires a knowledge and understanding of the health risks, such as gangrene and heart and lung oedema (HACE and HAPE respectively). Acclimatisation and a knowledge of the impact of altitude sickness on the health of the individual are important, together with other preparations for spending time at altitude, including medication.<\/p>\n<p>We offer health checks and medical consultations. We have our own experience of mountaineering on mountains including Mount Kilimanjaro. You can read more about our expedition to Kilimanjaro\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gp.se\/livsstil\/de-k\u00e4mpade-sig-upp-till-toppen-1.3726753\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-971\" src=\"https:\/\/medikus.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/IMG_0168.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0168\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-983\" src=\"https:\/\/medikus.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Trekking2.jpg\" alt=\"Trekking2\" width=\"551\" height=\"310\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ALTITUDE MEDICINE\u00a0 Tourism at high altitude and adventure trips including mountaineering are increasing and this requires a knowledge and understanding of the health risks, such as gangrene and heart and lung oedema (HACE and HAPE respectively). 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