📋Overview
Acute Mountain Sickness typically occurs when an individual ascends to elevations above 8,000 feet too quickly for the body to properly acclimatize. This physiological response is primarily driven by hypoxia, a state where the body's tissues receive inadequate oxygen due to the decrease in atmospheric pressure.
As a common form of altitude-related illness, the condition involves changes in cerebral blood flow as the biological systems attempt to adapt to the environmental shift. The development of symptoms can be influenced by the rate of ascent and the total elevation reached during travel.
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