Is the pulmonary edema caused by high altitude reaction life-threatening

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Altitude sickness is a common and common disease in plateau area. Usually, many people go to Qinghai Tibet to travel. Those who travel in those places often have symptoms such as dyspnea, fatigue or dizziness. In fact, this is altitude sickness. Mild altitude reaction as long as the timely rest, not to do too much exercise, slowly regulate breathing and timely replenishment of oxygen, the problem is not very big, that is, if some symptoms appear longer, and then do not pay attention to conditioning, it will damage the lungs, causing more serious complications. Let's take a look at the following.

Is the pulmonary edema caused by high altitude reaction life-threatening

First, there are many causes of altitude sickness, such as climbing speed, altitude, living environment and personal physique. Especially some people who are used to living on the plain will have altitude reaction if they quickly enter an environment with an altitude of more than 3000 meters.

Second: high altitude reaction can cause pulmonary edema, that is to say, high altitude reaction can cause imbalance between the generation and return of tissue fluid in the lung, which will cause certain damage to the lung, cause serious lung dysfunction, dyspnea and other symptoms, and even lead to life-threatening.

Third: the performance of high altitude reaction can be manifested as headache, chest tightness, chest pain, palpitation, shortness of breath or loss of appetite, numbness of hands and feet, etc. these symptoms are more significant after activities. If the above symptoms occur in high altitude areas, the first consideration should be high altitude reaction, and timely treatment and oxygen supplement should be given to patients.

matters needing attention

If it is found that high altitude reaction, the first time to timely treatment, do not delay the disease, leading to damage to other organs in the body, especially the lungs, if high altitude reaction affects the lung function, it must be timely to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment.