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high-altitude pulmonary edema

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high-altitude pulmonary edema
Etymology: ME, heigh, high + L, altitudo + Gk, oidema, swelling
a form of pulmonary edema that occurs in people who move rapidly to higher altitudes. Fluid accumulates in the lungs as atmospheric pressure decreases.


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It had been assumed that avalanches and falling ice - particularly in the Khumbu Icefall on the Nepal route - were the leading causes of death and that high-altitude pulmonary edema would be a common problem at such extreme altitude.
A common imperfection in the structure of the heart may worsen breathing difficulties in people who have sleep apnea and provoke a life-threatening condition called high-altitude pulmonary edema in mountaineers who ascend too quickly.
But Tom had to retreat from Camp IV to Camp II, this time stricken with High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE)--a severe mountain sickness in which fluids collecting in the lungs can "drown" a person.
 
 
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