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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Classification

• Altitude sickness may be classified according to clinical symptoms and the pathological changes of principally encroached organs into 2 groups:
  • 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)