The serious Pulmonary Edema of Height (EPA) although very little frequents usually appears to the 24 or 96 hours after an ascent over the 2.500 m. a.s.l.(8.200 ft). The problem is 5 times but frequent in the men and the children, by recent findings was a reduction of oxidize nitric in the people at level of the lung this would be one of the susceptibility factors but still they lack studies that guaranties this concept.
Edema Pulmonary of Height (EPA) unlike altitude sickness is characterized by the sensation of progressive fatigue, cough, blood cough, weakness, bluish color in the ends of the fingers (extreme) palpitations and a respiratory sound when taking place the air intake to the lungs that including the own patient can hear it, if a person is to a height superior to the 2.500 m. a.s.l (8.200 ft) and the fatigue that felt when arriving prolongs but of 24 to 48 hours it will require urgent medical attention.
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