High Altitude Pulmonary Edema. Case Report and Bibliography Review
High altitude pulmonary edema occurs in patients who were for some days in cities at the sea level and go back to altitudes over 2,500 mosl. This edema is secundary to a pulmonary maladjustment which leads to a significant hypoxia. It is presented a case of a 15 year old girl who after being in the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Spanish |
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Universidad de las Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos
2018-02-01
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Series: | Revista Finlay |
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Online Access: | http://www.revfinlay.sld.cu/index.php/finlay/article/view/581 |