High-altitude pulmonary edema: diagnosis, prevention, and treatment.
Curr Sports Med Rep
; 12(2): 115-9, 2013.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23478563
ABSTRACT
High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is a lethal, noncardiogenic form of pulmonary edema that afflicts susceptible individuals after rapid ascent to high altitude above 2,500 m. Prevention of HAPE is achieved most effectively by gradual ascent allowing time for proper acclimatization. Certain prophylactic medications may further reduce the risk of ascending to high altitude in individuals with a prior history of HAPE. The most effective and reliable treatment of HAPE is immediate descent and administration of supplemental oxygen.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Altitude
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Altitude Sickness
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Hypertension, Pulmonary
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Mountaineering
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Curr Sports Med Rep
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States