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From the Trainer
Assistant Director (GP), South East Scotland
E-mail: Judith.Richardson@nes.scot.nhs.uk
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At our doctors meeting, today one of my colleagues raised a question about prescribing acetazolamide for a patient travelling to Peru who would be flying into and remaining at high altitude for 2 weeks. In my youth, I was a keen Mountaineer and as such have an interest in altitude medicine. In the past, I have attended some excellent courses and kept up