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High altitude pulmonary edema

Known as: Pulmonary edema of mountaineers 
National Institutes of Health

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2017
2017
Introduction: High Altitude pulmonary edema (HAPO) is a serious and early sign of mountain sickness, which develops in… 
Review
2016
Review
2016
People living in plains often travel to high altitude regions for trekking, expedition, pilgrimage and deployment. Hypobaric… 
2014
2014
Objective: To describe autopsy findings in fatal cases of high altitude pulmonary oedema. Study Design: Descriptive study. Place… 
2013
2013
OBJECTIVES To explore whether the angiotensin I -converting enzyme (ACE) I/D (insertion/ deletion) polymorphism is associated… 
2012
2012
INTRODUCTIONSurvival and adjustment to extreme environmental conditions has always been a major problem for people living in high… 
2011
2011
High altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) remains the major cause of death related to high altitude exposure with a high mortality in… 
2009
2009
Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) affects 30-50% of healthy individuals rapidly ascending to altitudes greater than 9000 ft. AMS and… 
1982
1982
Changes in physiologic functioning in high altitude environment are primarily due to the effect of low oxygen pressure and cold… 
1982
1982
Clinical pulmonary edema is a known but uncommon complication of exposure to high altitude (8,9). In a recent report by Hackett…