Pulmonary Hypertension

Question 0

What are examples of pulmonary arterial hypertension?

Answer 0

Idiopathic
drug induced (“diet pills”)
systemic sclerosis
HIV infection

Question 1

What are the five causes of Pulmonary hypertension?

Answer 1

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension
2. Pulmonary venous hypertension
3. Pulmonary hypertension associated with hypoxemia
4. Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH)
5. Pulmonary hypertension with unclear multifactorial mechanisms

Question 2

What are examples of pulmonary venous hypertension?

Answer 2

Heart failure

valvular disease

Question 3

What are some causes of pulmonary hypertension associated with hypoxemia?

Answer 3

COPD

Interstitial lung disease

Question 4

What are some causes of pulmonary hypertension with unclear multifactorial mechanisms?

Answer 4

Sarcoidosis
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM)
Vasculitis
Fibrosing mediastinitis