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Thorax and abdominal x-rays in a patient with high-altitude pulmonary edema at 3500 m

(1) Four days after arrival at high altitude. Note the distention of cases (high-altitude gas expansion). (2) Two days later, after treatment. (Source: Zubieta-Calleja G, Zubieta-DeUrioste N. The oxygen transport triad in high-altitude pulmonary edema: a perspective from the high Andes. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021;18[14]:7619. Creative Commons Attribution [CC BY] License, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0.)

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