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    Assessment & Plan (long)

    # Pulmonary Hypertension (pHTN)
    Patient with history of pulmonary hypertension. Pre-capillary pHTN is defined as PVR Wood unit>3 or Transpulmonary Pressure gradient (meanPA - PCWP) > 12. Post-capillary pHTN is defined as PCWP >15.

    T1 - Vascular (idiopathic, HIV, CTD, drugs/toxins, portopulmHTN). Consider Utox, ANA, RF, HIV, Hep serologies
    T2 - LH Disease. Consider RHC
    T3 - Chronic Lung Disease/Hypoxemia. Consider High Res CT, sleep study, PFTs, nocturnal and exercise pulse ox
    T4 - CTEPH. Consider V/Q scan
    T5 - Misc - Sarcoid, Hematologic disease, congenital/metabolid, thyroid disease.

    Organ systems
    • Pulmonology/Critical Care
    Medical field
    • Internal medicine
    Setting
    • Inpatient
    Author
    Eric Lee
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    Originally created: March 3, 2020 by Eric Lee

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