Author/Authors :
T. Norboo، نويسنده , , H. N. Saiyed، نويسنده , , P. T. Angchuk، نويسنده , , P. Tsering، نويسنده , , S. T. Angchuk، نويسنده , , S. T. Phuntsog، نويسنده , , M. Yahya، نويسنده , , Steve Wood، نويسنده , , N. G. Bruce، نويسنده , , K. P. Ball، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Ladakh is a sparsely populated area of Indian Himalaya lying at 3–4500 m altitude mainly consisting of arid desert. This paper will discuss high altitude health problems in Ladakh under the following headings.1. Acute altitude illness: acute mountain sickness (AMS), high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) and high altitude cerebral edema (HACE).2. Effects of prolonged and permanent exposure to high altitude: (subacute and chronic mountain sickness).3. Environmental dust and domestic fire pollution resulting in non-occupational pneumoconiosis and high prevalence of respiratory morbidity.
Keywords :
Acute mountain sickness (AMS) , High altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) , High altitude cerebral edema (HACE
