Altitude sickness classification
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Farima Kahe M.D. [2]
Overview
Overview
Altitude sickness may be classified according to clinical symptoms and the pathological changes of principally encroached organs into 2 groups acute and chronic.
Classification
Classification
- Altitude sickness may be classified according to clinical symptoms and the pathological changes of principally encroached organs into 2 groups: [1][2]
- Acute
- High altitude acute response (HAAR)
- High altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE)
- High altitude cerebral edema (HACE)
- High altitude children cardiopathy (HACC).
- Chronic
- High altitude chronic response (HACR)
- High altitude erythoblastosis (HAEb)
- High altitude adult cardiopathy (HAAC)
- High altitude hypertension (HAHyper)
- High altitude hypotension (HAHypo)
- Acute
References
References
- ↑ Li YY, Gao F, Bi YT (January 1990). “[Clinical classification of altitude sickness: analysis of 13,403 cases]”. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi (in Chinese). 29 (1): 35–8, 61–2. PMID 2401167.
- ↑ Dickinson JG (September 1982). “Terminology and classification of acute mountain sickness”. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). 285 (6343): 720–1. PMC 1499838. PMID 6809207.
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