Iswor Karki

Silent Hypoxemia in High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema: A Case Report

We report a case of a trekker who ascended to Tilicho Lake (4919 m) from Kathmandu (1400 m) in 3 days. On day 3, he descended to Shree Kharka (4045 m). The following day, he trekked to Yak Kharka (4025 m) where, although he had no symptoms, he measured his own oxygen saturation (...