PHPN: Helping Patients Understand the Complex Pulmonary Hypertension Workup

Advances in Pulmonary Hypertension

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关键词: Cardiology;    Pulmonology;    Rheumatology;    Pediatrics;    Psychosocial Issues;    Lifestyle Issues;    Nursing;    Social Work;    WHO Group 1- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension;    WHO Group 3- Pulmonary hypertension owing to lung disease;    /or hypoxia;    WHO Group 4;    Echocardiography;    Chest X-ray;    Electrocardiogram;    Arterial blood gas;    symptoms;    Research;    Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation;    Associated Diseases;    Connective Tissue Diseases;    HIV Infection;    Congenital Heart Disease;    Patent Ductus Arteriosus;    Sleep disordered breathing;    Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension;    Diuretics;    6-Minute Walk Test;    Preserved ejection fraction;    endothelial dysfunction;    tricuspid regurgitation;    syncope;    tachycardia;    dyspnea;    patient-reported outcomes;    clinical trial endpoints;    CEU;    Angiogram;    Classification;    Epidemiology;   

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学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Pulmonary Hypertension Association

【 摘 要 】

When patients are being evaluated for pulmonary hypertension (PH), they areoften asked to undergo numerous diagnostic tests in order to reach a definitive diagnosis. An important role of the PH nurse coordinator is educating the patients regarding the purpose and importance of the various procedures.

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