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Classroom classification

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High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE)

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Common symptoms

肺通气一血流比例失调、发绀、呼吸困难、肺门阴影增多、低热、恶心、端坐呼吸、粉红色泡沫痰

The pathology of disease

High-altitude pulmonary edema is non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema above 2500 m; dyspnea; cough; athletes; emergency; descend; oxygen; nifedipine; emergency/sport medicine.

Symptoms

Dyspnea; cough; known altitude >2500 m; athlete; emergency; descend; oxygen

Causes

Rapid ascent; altitude; HAPE; pulmonary hypertension.

Treatment

Immediate descent; oxygen; nifedipine; hyperbaric; emergency/sport medicine; prevent with staged ascent

Dept

Emergency / sports medicine / pulmonology.

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