Wilderness Medical Society Consensus Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Acute Altitude I

Wilderness Medical Society Consensus Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Acute Altitude Illness 

http://www.wemjournal.org/article/S1080-6032(10)00114-6/fulltext

AMS = acute mountain sickness; HACE = high altitude cerebral edema; HAPE = high altitude pulmonary edema; SR = sustained release; IV = intravenous; IM, intramuscular.

aAcetazolamide can also be used at this dose as an adjunct to dexamethasone in HACE treatment, but dexamethasone remains the primary treatment for that disorder.

bShould not be used as monotherapy and should only be used in conjunction with oral medications.