Pulmonary hypertension

Question 1

Pulmonary hypertension?

Answer 1

An increase in mean pulmonary arterial pressure which can be caused by or associated with a wide variety of other conditions.

Question 2

Pulmonary hypertension causes?

Answer 2

Idiopathic, problems with branches of pulmonary arteries, left ventricular failure, lung disease, thrombosis/emboli in the lungs

Question 3

Pulmonary hypertension epidemiology?

Answer 3

idiopathic cause is rare

Question 4

Pulmonary hypertension signs (7)?

Answer 4

right ventricular heave, lound pulmonary second heart sound, murmur, tricuspid regurgitation, raised JVP, peripheral oedema, ascites.

Question 5

Pulmonary hypertension investigations CXR?

Answer 5

to exclude other lung diseases

Question 6

Pulmonary hypertension investigations ECG?

Answer 6

right ventricular hypertrophy and strain

Question 7

Pulmonary hypertension investigations LFTs?

Answer 7

to assess liver damage and portal hypertension