A case of "chronic mountain sickness" in the United States

Authors

  • Hans H. Hetch Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, Estados Unidos
  • John H. McClement Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, Estados Unidos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v41i4.8965

Abstract

1.-A case of Chronic Mountain Sickness is described at a resident of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. There have been clinical, electrocardiographic and cardiopulmonary physiology studies. Symptoms, signs and electrocardiographic abnormalities disappeared when the patient down to sea level. However, it has been possible to bring out a intensely lightweight persistent lung disease after residence at sea level for more than two years. 2. can be assumed that some cases of chronic mountain sickness are the result of disturbances in the respiratory gas exchange abnormalities and ventilation perfusion indices based on a very slight intrinsic lung disease, to cause signs or symptoms at the level of sea.

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Published

1958-12-31

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Vol. 41 No. 4 (1958)

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Copyright (c) 1958 Hans H. Hetch, John H. McClement

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Hetch HH, McClement JH. A case of "chronic mountain sickness" in the United States. An Fac med [Internet]. 1958 Dec. 31 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];41(4):666-81. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/8965