HIGH ALTITUDE PULMONARY EDEMA

Question 1

HAPE

Answer 1

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema

Question 2

What is the leading cause of death from altitude illness?

Answer 2

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE)

Question 3

HAPE occurs at what elevation?

Answer 3

above 3000 meters (9840 feet)

Question 4

Early symptoms for HAPE appear within how many hours after arrival at high altitude?

Answer 4

6-36 hours

Question 5

1) Incessant dry cough
2) Shortness of breath disproportionate to exertion
3) Headache
4) Decreased exercised performance
5) Fatigue
6) Dyspnea at rest
7) Chest tightness

Answer 5

Early High Altitude Pulmonary Edema

Question 6

1) Wheezing
2) Orthopnea (Painful breathing)
3) Hemoptysis

Answer 6

Late High Altitude Pulmonary Edema

Question 7

What sign/symptom of HAPE occurs as Pulmonary Edema worsens?

Answer 7

Hemoptysis

Question 8

What are the signs/symptoms of Early HAPE?

Answer 8

1) Incessant dry cough
2) Shortness of breath disproportionate to exertion
3) Headache
4) Decreased exercised performance
5) Fatigue
6) Dyspnea at rest
7) Chest tightness

Question 9

What are the signs/symptoms of Late HAPE?

Answer 9

1) Wheezing
2) Orthopnea (Painful breathing)
3) Hemoptysis

Question 10

What physical findings are common in a patient with HAPE?

Answer 10

1) Tachycardia
2) Mild fever
3) Tachypnea
4) Cyanosis
5) Prolonged respiration
6) Rales and rhonchi

Question 11

What diagnosis presents similarly to Severe Pneumonia for a patient at high altitude?

Answer 11

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE)