Abstract:HAPE) by quantitative assessment of development of interstitial edema (as B-lines) in a healthy patient population at altitude.Methods: This was a cross-sectional, prospective study evaluating the development of pulmonary edema in healthy patients over a 96-hour period while at altitude of approximately 9,000 feet above sea level. A pulmonary exam consisting of four lung fields: bilateral lung apices (anterior/midclavicular at 3rd intercostal space) and bases (posterior axillary line at the 5th intercostal spa… Show more
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