Causes of High altitude cerebral edema
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Cry, high-pitched [Cerebral cry]:
Medical causes
(Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
Increased ICP.
A high-pitched cry is a late sign of increased ICP. Typically, the infant also displays bulging fontanels, increased head circumference, and widened sutures. Earlier signs and symptoms of increasing ICP include seizures, bradycardia, possible vomiting, dilated pupils, decreased LOC, increased systolic blood pressure, a widened pulse pressure, and an altered respiratory pattern.
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Source: Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition), 2006
Cry, high-pitched [Cerebral cry]:
Medical causes
(Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
Increased ICP
A high-pitched cry is a late sign of increased ICP. Typically, the infant also displays bulging fontanels, increased head circumference, and widened sutures. Earlier signs and symptoms of increasing ICP include seizures, bradycardia, dilated pupils, decreased LOC, increased systolic blood pressure, widened pulse pressure, altered respiratory pattern and, possibly, vomiting.
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Source: Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition), 2006
Cry, high-pitched [Cerebral cry]:
Medical causes
(Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
Increased ICP.A high-pitched cry is a late sign of increased ICP. Typically, the infant also displays bulging fontanels, increased head circumference, and widened sutures. Signs and symptoms of increasing ICP include seizures, bradycardia, possible vomiting, dilated pupils, decreased LOC, increased systolic blood pressure, a widened pulse pressure, and an altered respiratory pattern.
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Source: Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms, 2007
Altitude Illness:
Altitude Illness - risk factors
(The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)
- Travel in high-altitude areas
- Rapid ascent
- Underlying medical conditions, such as sickle cell disease, hypertension, sleep apnea, obstructive lung disease, cerebrovascular disease, or concurrent infections, may predispose one to development of altitude illness.
Altitude Illness - pathophysiology
- HAPE linked to elevated pulmonary artery pressure (PAP). Medications that lower PAP may prevent HAPE.
- Early fluid retention also linked to development of AMS
Altitude Illness - etiology
Ophthalmologic:
- Retinal vessel engorgement
- Retinal hemorrhages: Usually resolves in 7 to 10 days without symptoms. 100% of people at 6,500 m (21,450 ft)
- Macular hemorrhages: More severe, associated with visual changes
- Ultraviolet keratitis
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Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008
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