High-altitude Pulmonary Edema in Emergency Department: A Review
Hisham Mohammed Sonbul, Abdu Saleh Alwadani, Bader Aziz Alharbi, D. Almaymuni, Saleh Mohammed, Abdulrazaq Abdulmohsen Alkhalaf, Hajer Ali Alkreedees, Darin Ahmednoor Alkhars, Mohammed Ali Allift, Alyazeed Ali Alyami, Abdullah Ali Alshehri, Fahad Saeed Alshahrani, Afnan Obaid Ahmad Aljefri & Fahad M. Altowairqi · Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · 2021
High altitude pulmonary Edema (HAPE) is a severe form of high-altitude disease that, if left untreated, can result in death in up to half of those who are affected. Lowlanders who rapidly go to elevations more than 2500-3000 m are more likely to develop high altitude pulmonary Ed...