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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Chest X Ray== | |||
*There are no x-ray findings associated with altitude sickness. However, an x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of altitude sickness, which include:<ref name="pmid23580834">{{cite journal |vauthors=Paralikar SJ |title=High altitude pulmonary edema-clinical features, pathophysiology, prevention and treatment |journal=Indian J Occup Environ Med |volume=16 |issue=2 |pages=59–62 |date=May 2012 |pmid=23580834 |pmc=3617508 |doi=10.4103/0019-5278.107066 |url=}}</ref> | |||
**Patchy alveolar infiltrates, predominantly in the right central hemithorax | |||
*Asymmetric pattern of airspace consolidation | |||
*Few Kerley lines | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Farima Kahe M.D. [2]
Overview
Chest X Ray
- There are no x-ray findings associated with altitude sickness. However, an x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of altitude sickness, which include:[1]
- Patchy alveolar infiltrates, predominantly in the right central hemithorax
- Asymmetric pattern of airspace consolidation
- Few Kerley lines
References
- ↑ Paralikar SJ (May 2012). "High altitude pulmonary edema-clinical features, pathophysiology, prevention and treatment". Indian J Occup Environ Med. 16 (2): 59–62. doi:10.4103/0019-5278.107066. PMC 3617508. PMID 23580834.
Chest X Ray
- There are no x-ray findings associated with altitude sickness. However, an x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of altitude sickness, which include:[1]
- Patchy alveolar infiltrates, predominantly in the right central hemithorax
- Asymmetric pattern of airspace consolidation
- Few Kerley lines
- ↑ Paralikar SJ (May 2012). "High altitude pulmonary edema-clinical features, pathophysiology, prevention and treatment". Indian J Occup Environ Med. 16 (2): 59–62. doi:10.4103/0019-5278.107066. PMC 3617508. PMID 23580834.