[Asthma and high altitude. Medical evaluation of an asthmatic at Aconaguas--6962 meters].
High altitude with low oxygen pressure and subsequent low blood saturation is known to lead eventually to HACE (High Altitude Cerebral Edema) and HAPE (Hi.Alt.Pulmonary Edema) even in healthy well-trained alpinists. Asthma is usually well tolerated in higher altitudes but still might be refered to as a predisposal to HAPE unless treated. The author reports a case of a 45 y.o.male asthmatic of Caucasian origin followed up to 6962m (highest spot on American continent between Chile & Argentina) with measurement of O2 saturation-B.P.-H.R-PEV&Peak-Flow-.
Weber
Claude
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D000531:Altitude; D001118:Argentina; D001249:Asthma / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002677:Chile; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013147:Spirometry