Emergency Medicine Test Prep

Category - Environmental Emergencies

A hiker on hiking to a mountain develop increase in alveolar ventilation. High altitude is considered at?
  1. < 8000 feet
  2. > 8000 feet
  3. < 4000 feet
  4. 6000 feet
Explanation
Answer: B - High altitude is considered equal or more than 8000 feet. it is this elevation at which arterial oxygen saturation falls below 90%. that result in an increase in alveolar ventilation.
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