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Lake Louise Acute Mountain Sickness Score

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Lake Louise Acute Mountain Sickness Score

  • See Also
  1. High Altitude Related-Conditions
  2. High Altitude Sickness (Acute Mountain Sickness)
  3. High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE)
  4. High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE)
  5. Portable Hyperbaric Chamber (Gamow Bag)
  1. Score 0: No Headache
  2. Score 1: Mild Headache
  3. Score 2: Moderate Headache
  4. Score 3: Severe, incapacitating Headache
  • Criteria
  • Gastrointestinal
  1. Score 0: Good appetite
  2. Score 1: Poor appetite or Nausea
  3. Score 2: Moderate Nausea or Vomiting
  4. Score 3: Severe, incapacitating Nausea and Vomiting
  1. Score 0: Not tired or weak
  2. Score 1: Mild Fatigue or weakness
  3. Score 2: Moderate Fatigue or weakness
  4. Score 3: Severe, incapacitating Fatigue or weakness
  1. Score 0: No Dizziness or Light Headedness
  2. Score 1: Mild Dizziness or Light Headedness
  3. Score 2: Moderate Dizziness or Light Headedness
  4. Score 3: Severe Dizziness or Light Headedness
  • Interpretation
  1. Total Score 3 to 5
    1. Mild Acute Mountain Sickness
  2. Total Score 6 to 9
    1. Moderate Acute Mountain Sickness
  3. Total Score 10 to 12
    1. Severe Acute Mountain Sickness
  • References
  1. Roach (2018) High Alt Med Biol 19(1):4-6 +PMID: 29583031 [PubMed]