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Altitude sickness laboratory findings
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of altitude sickness include increased the level of hemoglobin, hematocrit and blood urea nitrogen and decreased level of bicarbonate, creatinine and PCO2.
Laboratory Findings
Laboratory Findings
- Laboratory findings consistent with the diagnosis of altitude sickness include:[1]
- Increased Hemoglobin (Hb)
- Increased Hematocrit (Hct)
- Increased blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
- Decreased bicarbonate
- Decreased creatinine (Cr)
- Decreased PCO2
References
References
- ↑ Shah MB, Braude D, Crandall CS, Kwack H, Rabinowitz L, Cumbo TA, Basnyat B, Bhasyal G (2006). “Changes in metabolic and hematologic laboratory values with ascent to altitude and the development of acute mountain sickness in Nepalese pilgrims”. Wilderness Environ Med. 17 (3): 171–7. PMID 17078312.
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