Mountain Sickness (cont.)
Medical Author:
Eric A Nazziola, MD
Coauthor:
John Lafleur, MD
Medical Editor:
William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR
William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACRDr. Shiel received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Notre Dame. There he was involved in research in radiation biology and received the Huisking Scholarship. After graduating from St. Louis University School of Medicine, he completed his Internal Medicine residency and Rheumatology fellowship at the University of California, Irvine. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology. IN THIS ARTICLE
Altitude Sickness PicturesMedia file 1: Andes Mountains, Peru, October 2000.
Media type: Photo Media file 2: High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE). Image courtesy Dr Peter Hackett. 
Media type: X-RAY Media file 3: Hyperbaric treatment at 4250 m in a Gamow bag. 
Media type: Photo |
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