From: Population level determinants of acute mountain sickness among young men: a retrospective study
Symptoms | Degree | Score |
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Headache | Â | Â |
1. No noticeable headache, no suffering expression, no effect on daily activity. | ± | 1 |
2. Mild headache with suffering expression, obvious improvement of headache after taking regular analgesic medicine, no effect on daily activity. | + | 2 |
3. Moderate headache with suffering expression, slight improvement of headache after taking regular analgesic medicine, daily activity is affected. | ++ | 4 |
4. Severe and unbearable headache, lies in bed and can not get up, no effect from regular analgesic medication. | +++ | 7 |
Vomiting | Â | Â |
1. Vomiting 1 to 2 times a day, vomit contains only intake food, obvious improvement with regular anti-emetic medication, no effect on daily activity. | + | 2 |
2. Vomiting 3 to 4 times a day, final vomit contains gastric juice, slight improvement with anti-emetic medication, daily activity is affected. | ++ | 4 |
3. Vomiting more than 5 times a day, must lie in bed and cannot get up, no improvement with regular anti-emetic medication. | +++ | 7 |
Other | Â | Â |
Dizziness/light-headedness, nausea, palpitation, shortness of breath, chest distress, dazzling/blurred vision, sleeplessness (insomnia), anorexia, abdominal distension, diarrhea, constipation, cyanosis of the lips, lethargy, and numbness of the extremities | Â | 1 point each |