(By David Warshaw, PGY2 and Naomi Rebollo, PGY3) 7:05am – This is our first patient of the day on your first CCT shift as a senior… 56-year-old female with shortness of breath x a few hours You quickly scan through her chart and notice a diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension. Read more…
Good job, Eden Kim, for correctly Identifying pulmonary hypertension on EKG!! Let’s talk about pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary hypertension and their prominent electrocardiographic findings. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis History usually >50 years old progressively worsening dyspnea and non-productive cough history of cigarette smoking seems to be a risk factor Pulmonary Read more…
By Dr. C. Sterling M.D. Pathophysiology of Right Ventricular Failure The most common cause of pulmonary hypertension in the U.S. is left-sided heart failure, but many cases of pulmonary hypertension remain undocumented. Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a specific category of pulmonary hypertension and is a relatively rare disease. In the ED, we Read more…