High-altitude pulmonary edema : the disguised killer
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| Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Lungenödem in der Höhe: der versteckte Killer |
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| Autor: | Schoene, Robert B. |
| Erschienen in: | The physician and sportsmedicine |
| Veröffentlicht: | 16 (1988), 8, S. 103-114, Lit. |
| Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
| Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
| Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource Elektronische Ressource (online) |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| ISSN: | 0091-3847, 2326-3660 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00913847.1988.11709575 |
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| Erfassungsnummer: | PU198807010487 |
| Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract des Autors
High-altitude pulmonary edema affkicts 1 to 2 of sojourners above 10,000 to 11,000 ft. It is at the servere end of a spectrum of high-altitude illnesses; symptoms can be subtle or overt and can rapidly progress to coma and death. The best prevention is acclimatization-slow, gradual ascent that allows the body to adapt to a hypoxic environment. The author reviews the signs and symptoms and how to recognize them, the pathophysiology, and the prevention and management of this avoidable, but potentially fatal, condition. Verf.-Referat