SAQ 910 – Environmental – altitude illness on Everest base camp trek

You have agreed to be the expedition doctor for a trek to Everest base camp at an altitude of about 5300 metres.

Outline the proposed pathophysiology of acute mountain sickness/high-altitude cerebral oedema.

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Outline the proposed pathophysiology of high-altitude pulmonary oedema.

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List two risk factors for high-altitude pulmonary oedema at any given altitude.

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List five clinical features of acute mountain sickness.

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For severe high-altitude pulmonary oedema, list four treatment options.

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