TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 244. Pulmonary Hypertension
A1  - Walkey, Allan J.
A1  - Farber, Harrison W.
A2  - McKean, Sylvia C.
A2  - Ross, John J.
A2  - Dressler, Daniel D.
A2  - Brotman, Daniel J.
A2  - Ginsberg, Jeffrey S.
Y1  - 2012
N1  - 
T2  - Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine
AB  - How  does  the  classification  system  for  pulmonary  hypertension  (PH)  aid  in  understanding  the  pathophysiology,  diagnostic  evaluation,  and  treatments  for  this  condition?What  signs  and  symptoms  might  increase  the  suspicion  for  elevated  pulmonary  arterial  pressures?What  is  a  rational  diagnostic  approach  to  suspected  PH?What  is  the  meaning  of  an  elevated  pulmonary  pressure  determined  by  echocardiography?When  should  right  heart  catheterization  be  considered  in  the  evaluation  of  suspected  PH?What  are  the  key  steps  in  the  evaluation  and  management  of  acute  right  heart  failure  secondary  to  elevated  pulmonary  arterial  pressure?What  are  the  common  side  effects  of  the  medications  used  to  treat  PH?  
SN  - 
PB  - The McGraw-Hill Companies
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/18
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56215053
ER  -