Pathophysiology of Acute Mountain Sickness and High Altitude Pulmonary Edema: An Hypothesis
- 1 January 1982
- book chapter
- Published by Springer Nature
- Vol. 15 (5), 266-267
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5639-7_41
Abstract
Human acute mountain sickness (AMS) and high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPO) occur together more often than is realized. It is hypothesized AMS and HAPO have a common pathophysiological basis: both are due to increased pressure and flow in the microcirculation, causing edema in the brain and lungs.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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