High altitude pulmonary edema in a patient with previous pneumonectomy

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 320-322

  Chou, Yu Ting ^a   Wang, Chih Liang ^a,b   Kao, Kuo Chih ^a,b   Wu, Yao Kuang ^a,b   Tsai, Ying Huang ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Altitude sickness; Pneumonectomy; Pulmonary edema; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ALTITUDE DISEASE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLIMBING; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL RISK; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 34248679899     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60259-X     Document Type: Article

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