Monday, 9 April 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 travel to mountains.

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