Pulmonary hypertension Flashcards
1
Q
pulmonary artery pressure in Pulmo HTN
A
> 22
2
Q
MC presenting symptom of pulmo HTN
A
dyspnea
3
Q
gold standard for diagnosis of pulmonary HTN
A
invasive hemodynamic monitoring
4
Q
Most impt screeening test pulmo hypertension
A
2d Echo with bubble test
5
Q
classic PAH finding PFT
A
isolated reduction in DLCO
6
Q
WHO classification of PAH
A
Group I Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Group II left systolic heart failure, AV and MV diseases
Group III IPF; sleep disordered breathing
7
Q
second most common cause of PH
A
Intrinsic lung disease
8
Q
persistent eosinophilia >1500 eosinophisls with end organ damage or dysfunction
A
Hypereosinophilic syndrome
9
Q
rare condition afflicting pre menopausal women and should be suspected in young women with emphysema
A
Pulmonary Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM)
