High altitude pulmonary edema, or HAPE, is a progression of the breathlessness feeling. It is caused by a dilation of blood vessels in the lungs to allow more oxygen to flow. If the blood vessels leak ...

We asked Dr. Bernabe Abramor, one of 30 physicians who work on Aconcagua during the climbing season, about his work and how ...

Medically reviewed by Arno Kroner, DAOM Altitude sickness occurs when air pressure and oxygen levels are reduced at a higher ...

There are two other severe forms of altitude illness, High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE) and High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE). Both of these happen less frequently, especially to those who are ...

As previously reported in the treatment of high-altitude pulmonary edema, 6 the effective diuresis with furosemide and morphine was greater than that with furosemide alone. Nineteen out of 24 ...

He died three days after arrival, a victim of altitude, and was called 'a martyr to science.' His is the first well-documented case of high altitude pulmonary edema." ...

High-altitude illness (HAI) encompasses a range of health issues that can arise when individuals ascend to elevations above 2,500 meters (8,200 feet) without proper acclimatization. Common forms ...