Prevention and treatment of high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE)

• Main Authors: Karol Mazur (Author), Dominik Machaj (Author), Sandra Jastrzębska (Author), Alicja Płaczek (Author), Dominika Mazur (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Kazimierz Wielki University, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is a life-threatening form of non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema, that develops within the first 2-5 days in rapidly ascending individuals at altitudes above 2,500-3,000 m. The clinical features are cyanosis, tachypnoea,tachycardia and elevated body tempera...