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Ep 115 Altitude Sickness: Balloons though?

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Acute Mountain Sickness and Haste

A lot of papers consider acute mountain sickness and haste or high altitude cerebral edema as ends of a spectrum. This is characterized predominantly by exactly what the name says, swelling or edema of the brain itself. Haste can progress to coma and death in as little as 24 hours.

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