Lower Respiratory Tract Infection: An Unrecognised Risk Factor for High Altitude Pulmonary Edema?
The case of a 25-year-old expedition doctor who developed high altitude pulmonary oedema (HAPE) while climbing in the Swiss Alps is presented, with reference to the literature. The patient’s symptoms of HAPE were typical. Less typical was the fact that the doctor had previously been to similar altit...
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| Language: | English |
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SMC MEDIA SRL
2017-04-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/539 |