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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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*Dry, hacking cough is common at >8000ft | *Dry, hacking [[cough]] is common at >8000ft | ||
*Purulent bronchitis/painful pharyngitis common with prolonged periods at extreme altitude | *Purulent [[bronchitis]]/painful [[pharyngitis]] common with prolonged periods at extreme altitude | ||
*Severe coughing spasms can result in cough fracture of ribs | *Severe coughing spasms can result in cough [[rib fracture|fracture of ribs]] | ||
==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
{{High altitude DDX}} | {{High altitude DDX}} | ||
==Evaluation== | |||
*Clinical diagnosis after exclusion of other etiologies (e.g. infection) | |||
==Management== | ==Management== | ||
Revision as of 19:08, 28 September 2019
Background
Clinical Features
- Dry, hacking cough is common at >8000ft
- Purulent bronchitis/painful pharyngitis common with prolonged periods at extreme altitude
- Severe coughing spasms can result in cough fracture 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
Evaluation
- Clinical diagnosis after exclusion of other etiologies (e.g. infection)
Management
- Albuterol
- Breathing steam, sucking on hard candies, forcing hydration
- Antibiotics are NOT helpful