High altitude pulmonary edema

Edema pulmonar inducido por las alturas

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High altitude pulmonary edema.
rev. colomb. neumol. [Internet]. 2009 Apr. 14 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];21(1):21-8.
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Andrés Borda
Médico Internista, Epidemiólogo, Candidato a Maestria de Farmacología Clínica. Profesor Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de la Sabana. Bogotá, Colombia.
    Alirio Bastidas
    Médico Internista Neumólogo, Hospital Militar Central – Clínica Universitaria Teletón. Bogotá, Colombia
      Frank Pernett
      Médico Internista Neumólogo, Hospital Militar Central – Clínica Universitaria Teletón. Bogotá, Colombia
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        The high altitude pulmonary edema is one of the altitude related sicknesses. There are a great number of unknown issues about its physiopathology, clinical manifestations and treatment. This paper reviews the available literature about this disease to clarify these aspects. Furthermore, it makes reference to the results of studies carried out in Colombia in order to consider an adequate treatment for these patients in our setting

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