Talk:High-altitude pulmonary edema

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This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 1 September 2018 and 1 December 2018. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Maryrosegrant.

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The first autopsied case of HAPE occurred in 1891. A young doctor, Etienne Henri Jacottet, working at an observatory on Mont Blanc, made a rapid ascent to the summit, and became ill upon returning to his lab.

The probable first recorded case of HAPE was between 334-440 AD in Tibet.

In addition I've found a book that explores high altitude adaptation and illnesses in greater detail and will attempt to incorporate them into this article.L Hamm 05:37, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

I have removed the mention of the famous Indian climber which was addded by an unregistered user some time ago. I couldn't find any other evidence of the climber's fame, either on wikipedia or google. If you feel aggrieved by this, please offer some further explanation of why Rav Grewal is famous.Myxoma 01:19, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Reference required for the 2,3-BPG link to HAPE, could not find this link mentioned in any journal on PubMed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.79.117.228 (talk) 14:51, 7 April 2009 (UTC)

Phlegm and Me

A film adaption of the Rotroff-Arnold-Pomeranz case (titled "Phlegm and Me") will be released in 2013, directed by Art Cameron which includes interviews with the three young Midwesterners as they explore illness, isolation and polyamory. All three subjects confess they would do it over again if the opportunity arises.

What does the line above have to do with HAPE and why is it in this article? joepa^T 03:13, 17 September 2012 (UTC)

Neutrality disputed

"remains the major cause of death related to high-altitude exposure, with a high mortality rate in the absence of adequate emergency treatment."

Neutrality disputed? Really? Come on. Is their any conceivable situation where someone will have a vested interest in inventing such a claim out of thin air?

I could not think of a single one. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.62.116.81 (talk) 11:42, 27 July 2013 (UTC)

Mistake or omission under symptoms

Under the symptoms section, high altitude is defined as between 2500 and 3500 metres, and extreme altitude as above 5800 metres. There is no categorization of symptoms between 3500 and 5800 metres. Without being facetious, I will just say that a mistake has obviously been made by the author of this section. This is a strange section in which to find such inadequate editing - it seems like such an important yet simple topic to research and write about. Cockups should be saved for the humanities. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.165.67.183 (talk) 13:12, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

UCF COM Wiki Medicine 2020 Spring Austin Amos

Intro - Add in the that HAPE is one of the most feared complications of AMS and steadily on the rise with more and more people participating in high altitude activities.

Signs/Symptoms - Include incidences of each sign/symptom and define the Lake Louise Score that is mentioned in the section. Also include link to Lake Louise score and how it relates to AMS

Risk Factors - Add that it is typically seen at altitudes >2500m but it is more commonly being seen at lower altitudes closer to 2000m due to the increased amount of novice individuals climbing.

Path - The Pathophysiology sections looks pretty good. I am going to attempt to find more research supporting this section. In addition depending on what research is available possibly add a section here comparing the similarities of HAPE pathophysiology and COVID-19 pathophysiology

Tx- Update treatment section with recommendations from the Wilderness medicine 2019 symposium.

Austin AmosAsamos4747 (talk) 18:49, 16 April 2020 (UTC)

Peer Review WikiProject Medicine UCF College of Medicine course

Hi Austin,

I want to compliment you for taking on such an interesting and important topic for this course.

Intro: I see you didn't add the first sentence you were planning on adding, so I think you can still do that if you want. However, I don't know if it adds much to the article so I understand why you left it out as well. You mentioned a part about re-entry HAPE. I think it would be interesting to elaborate on that a bit more in another section if possible.

Signs/Symptoms: You added the incidence and provided the Lake Louise score reference which I thought was useful. No changes needed there.

Risk factors: It looks like there wasn't much to add about risk factors. However, the part you had planned to add about HAPE being seen at lower altitudes such as 2000m in novice climbers I could not find in the article. Not sure if you have a good reference for that but I would consider including it if you do have one.

Pathophysiology: Although I agree that there is little left to add in the pathophysiology section of this article. I would be interested in reading a section that describes the controversy and debunking the relationship to COVID-19. Consider adding this section later when there is more published information about the pathophys of COVID-19.

Tx: I think this section was adequate, but I did not see the reference from the 2019 Wilderness medicine symposium you described. I may be missing it, but please include it if relevant.

History: I like this addition to the article, and I'm interested in learning more about the history, in real life and in literature. Thank you for adding this section.

Overall great job on using this WikiProject medicine wisely. Thanks for you time and happy editing!

-Hartmanethan (talk) 15:22, 6 May 2020 (UTC)