CLINICAL FEATURES OF PULMONARY HYPERTENSION
Clinical onset may be acute or chronic, depending on the cause. Acute pulmonary hypertension is usually due to thromboembolism, and patients may complain of sudden dyspnea with or without hemoptysis and pleuritic chest pain. Physical examination is frequently normal or may reveal tachypnea, a loud P2, a right ventricular heave, and a pleural rub or effusion. Gradually progressive dyspnea is the major symptom Of chronic pulmonary hypertension and in addition to a loud P2 and right ventricular heave, features of right heart failure—i.e., elevated jugular venous pressure, tender hepatomegaly, and pedal edemmay be found.
- PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF PULMONARY HYPERTENSION ON CARDIAC FUNCTION
- EFFECTS OF PULMONARY HYPERTENSION ON PULMONARY FUNCTION
- Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
- DIFFUSE INFILTRATIVE DISEASES OF THE LUNG
- Miscellaneous
- CLINICAL FEATURES OF PULMONARY HYPERTENSION
- Other Clearly Extrinsic Causes of Diffuse Infiltrative Lung Disease
- Pulmonary Hemorrhagic Disorders
- Pulmonary Infiltrates with Eosinophilia PIE
- Pulmonary Vasculitis
- POSTCAPILLARY PULMONARY HYPERTENSION
- SPECIFIC ENTITIES - DISEASES WITH KFiOWIi ETIOLOGIES -
- HYPERKINETIC PULMONARY HYPERTENSION
- Sarcoidosis
- EMBOLIC DISEASE
- OBLITERATIVE OR OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY HYPERTENSION
- CAUSES OF PULMONARY HYPERTENSION
- Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- DIFFUSE LUNG DISEASE OF UNKNOWN ETIOLOGY
- CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS
- TREATMENT