Title

Care of the Patient With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Care of the Patient With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Publication Date

2015

School

Donna and Allan Lansing School of Nursing and Health Sciences

Department

Department of Respiratory Therapy

Abstract

Patients presenting with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), the rarest of the groups of pulmonary hypertension diagnoses, are infrequently seen in the critical care arena. However, when patients with PAH present in the intensive care unit, it is generally related to an exhaustion of treatments. This article focuses on the current state of the literature addressing the group designation, pathophysiology, symptom expression, and treatment modalities of the patient with PAH.

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