Difficult Decisions at Altitude: The Management of an Acutely Dyspneic Porter at 5000 Meters

F. Bellis; R. Parris; Doug Thake; P. Richards

doi:10.1580/PR27-04.1

Difficult Decisions at Altitude: The Management of an Acutely Dyspneic Porter at 5000 Meters

F. Bellis, R. Parris, Doug Thake, P. Richards

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Abstract

We report a case of a porter who presented with acute dyspnea during an expedition in Nepal at 5000 m above sea level. We present the difficulties involved in making the correct diagnosis in this patient under austere conditions and discuss the difficult decisions that must be made in caring for such a patient.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	212-218
Journal	Wilderness & Environmental Medicine
Volume	16
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1580/PR27-04.1
Publication status	Published - Dec 2005

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Keywords

altitude
expedition medicine
dyspnea
ethics
alveolar gas equation

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