High Altitude Pulmonary and Pathology Institute (HAPPI-IPPA), Av. Copacabana - Prolongación # 55, La Paz, Bolivia; Department of Physiology, Shri B.M.Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, BLDE (Deemed to be University), Vijayapur, 586103, Karnataka, India.
High Altitude Pulmonary and Pathology Institute (HAPPI-IPPA), Av. Copacabana - Prolongación # 55, La Paz, Bolivia.
Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2021 May;287:103628. doi: 10.1016/j.resp.2021.103628. Epub 2021 Feb 2.
Travelling to high altitude for entertainment or work is sometimes associated with acute high altitude pathologies. In the past, scientific literature from the lowlanders' point of view was mostly based on mountain climbing. Nowadays, descent is not mandatory in populated highland cities.
We present how to diagnose and treat acute high altitude pathologies (hypobaric hypoxic diseases) based on 50 years of experience in both: high altitude physiology research and medical practice as clinicians, in La Paz, Bolivia (3,600 m; 11,811 ft), at the High Altitude Pulmonary and Pathology Institute (HAPPI - IPPA).
Acute Mountain Sickness, High Altitude Pulmonary Edema, and High Altitude Cerebral Edema are medical conditions faced by some travelers. These can occasionally present after flights to high altitude cities, both in lowlanders or in high altitude residents during re-entry, having spent more than 20 days at sea level.
Traveling to high altitude should not be feared as it has many benefits; Acute high altitude ascent diseases can be adequately diagnosed and treated without descent.
为娱乐或工作而前往高海拔地区有时会导致急性高原病。过去，从低地人角度撰写的科学文献主要基于登山。如今，在人口众多的高原城市，下降并非强制性的。
我们根据在玻利维亚拉巴斯（海拔 3600 米；11811 英尺）的高海拔生理学研究所（HAPPI-IPPA）进行的 50 年高海拔生理学研究和临床医生医疗实践经验，介绍如何诊断和治疗急性高原病（低压低氧疾病）。
急性高原病、高原肺水肿和高原脑水肿是一些旅行者面临的医疗状况。这些情况在飞往高原城市的航班中，无论是低地人还是在高海拔地区居民在返回时，在海拔 20 天以上都会偶尔出现。
前往高海拔地区不应被恐惧，因为它有很多好处；急性高原上升疾病可以在不下降的情况下得到充分诊断和治疗。
