Medical Condition Other And Unspecified Effects Of High Altitude

Source:

2009 icd-9-cm diagnosis 993.2 - other and unspecified effects of high altitude

Active Ingredients used for Other And Unspecified Effects Of High Altitude:

Arginine, Ginkgo

Active Ingredient	Uses based on scientific evidence	Grade*
arginine (l-arginine)	based on early research, l-arginine supplementation is not an effective therapy to prevent acute mountain sickness (ams).	d
ginkgo (ginkgo biloba l.)	a small amount of poorly designed research reports benefits of ginkgo for the treatment of altitude (mountain) sickness. additional study is needed before a recommendation can be made.	c

*Key to grades
A: Strong scientific evidence for this use;
B: Good scientific evidence for this use;
C: Unclear scientific evidence for this use;
D: Fair scientific evidence against this use;
F: Strong scientific evidence against this use.