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Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 17e
Altitude Illness: Acute Mountain Sickness, High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema, and High-Altitude Cerebral Edema
Sections: Altitude Illness: Acute Mountain Sickness, High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema, and High-Altitude Cerebral Edema: Introduction, AMS and HACE, HAPE, Reascent, Travel to High Altitudes by Persons with Preexisting Medical Problems, References.
Topics Discussed: altitude sickness.
Excerpt:
"Mountains cover one-fifth of the earth’s surface and are popular tourist destinations. In fact, millions of people travel to high-altitude locations each year. Skiers in Aspen, religious pilgrims to Lhasa, trekkers to Kilimanjaro or Everest, and military personnel deployed to high-altitude locales are all at risk of developing acute mountain sickness (AMS), high-altitude cerebral edema (HACE), or high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE). AMS is the benign form of altitude illness, whereas HACE and HAPE are life-threatening (Basnyat and Murdoch, 2003). Altitude illness is likely to occur above 2500 m but has been documented even at 1500–2500 m...."
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