Acute mountain sickness
Acute mountain sickness, HAPE (high altitude pulmonary edema) and HACE (high altitude cerebral edema) are associated with acute exposure to altitudes greater than 8000 ft. Although usually self limiting, they can be life threatening. We are not yet clear abour the pathophysiological processes in ac...
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| Language: | English |
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Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia
2001-05-01
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| Series: | Medical Journal of Indonesia |
| Online Access: | http://mji.ui.ac.id/journal/index.php/mji/article/view/19 |