Saturday 26 May 2012

Emedinews:Makesure: A patient developed high altitude cerebral edema while traveling to Leh.


Situation: A patient developed high altitude cerebral edema while traveling to Leh.
Reaction: Oh my God! Why was acetazolamide not started before the journey?
Lesson: Make sure all high risk patients are given acetazolamide before they go to mountains.

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