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Tag High-altitude cerebral edema
CCC Critical Care compendium 340

High Altitude illness

High altitude illness includes: acute mountain sickness; high altitude cerebral edema (HACE); high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE); high altitude retinal haemorrhages
Pulmonary Puzzler 340

Above the clouds

Environmental Enigma: One of your colleagues tells you he is going to climb Mt Kilimanjaro next month. He has never been to altitude before and asks you how he can prevent altitude sickness while on his trek...