Pulmonary Syndromes (Health/Injuries)
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Description: Article from Emergency Medicine covering HAPE.Altitude Illness Pulmonary Syndromes... Altitude illness is a set of syndromes due to hypoxic injury andor maladaptive physiological changes occurring at high altitude, generally above 8000 ft (2500 m). Highaltitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) refers to the severe pulmonary form. Highaltitude cough is a benign cause of coughing at high
Specializes in: altitude illness pulmonary syndromes highaltitude pulmonary edema hape highaltitude cough highaltitude bronchitis... highaltitude cerebral edema hace