Acute Mountain Sickness, High Altitude Pulmonary Edema, and High Altitude Cerebral Edema: A view from the High Andes

摘要

Background: Travelling to high altitude for entertainment or work is sometimes associated with acute high altitude pathologies. In the past, scientific literature from the lowlanders & rsquo; point of view was mostly based on mountain climbing. Nowadays, descent is not mandatory in populated highland cities.