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#80 Pulmonary hypertension, freeways, and cows in heart failure

Author
The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
Published
Mon 29 Jan 2018
Episode Link
https://audioboom.com/posts/7766729

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




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Time Stamps:




  • 00:00 Disclaimer

  • 01:30 Introducing our new Correspondent Jordy

  • 03:05 Listener feedback

  • 04:40 Guest bio

  • 06:25 Getting to know Dr Ryan

  • 09:33 Picks of the week

  • 15:20 Clinical case

  • 16:35 How to explain pulmonary hypertension to a patient

  • 18:12 Groupings of pulmonary HTN

  • 21:20 Taking a history. Ask these questions.

  • 23:30 Physical exam

  • 25:45 Initial testing

  • 27:40 Overnight pulse oximetry

  • 29:00 Echo findings in pulmonary HTN

  • 31:30 Transpulmonary gradient

  • 33:33 What is a normal pulmonary artery pressure

  • 35:15 Accuracy of PA pressure estimate by echo

  • 39:04 Mechanism of shortness of breath in PH

  • 40:10 Should you hold PAH meds in a hypotensive patient?

  • 41:55 Therapy for PH and follow up

  • 46:28 Who to refer

  • 47:40 PAH risk factors

  • 52:09 Mortality in PH

  • 58:22 Take Home Points & Outro

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