The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
#80 Pulmonary hypertension, freeways, and cows in heart failure
1 hour 2 minutes Posted Jan 29, 2018 at 12:00 am.
Disclaimer
Introducing our new Correspondent Jordy
Listener feedback
Guest bio
Getting to know Dr Ryan
Picks of the week
Clinical case
How to explain pulmonary hypertension to a patient
Groupings of pulmonary HTN
Taking a history. Ask these questions.
Physical exam
Initial testing
Overnight pulse oximetry
Echo findings in pulmonary HTN
Transpulmonary gradient
What is a normal pulmonary artery pressure
Accuracy of PA pressure estimate by echo
Mechanism of shortness of breath in PH
Should you hold PAH meds in a hypotensive patient?
Therapy for PH and follow up
Who to refer
PAH risk factors
Mortality in PH
Take Home Points & Outro
0:00
1:02:45
Download MP3
Show notes
Pulmonary hypertension deconstructed with clinical pearls from cardiologist, John J. Ryan MD, FACC, FAHA, director of University of Utah Pulmonary Hypertension Center. We discuss classification, diagnosis/differentiation, initial workup, additional testing, echo findings, how to counsel patients with pulmonary hypertension, and why cows never get ankle edema!
Written and produced by: Jordana Kozupsky, NP and Matthew Watto, MD
Full show notes available at http://thecurbsiders.com/podcast
Join our mailing list and receive a PDF copy of our show notes every Monday. Rate us on iTunes, recommend a guest or topic and give feedback at thecurbsiders@gmail.com.
Time Stamps: