Editor's Memo

Advances in Pulmonary Hypertension

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关键词: Psychosocial Issues;    Lifestyle Issues;    Nursing;    Pharmacy;    Respiratory Therapy;    Social Work;    WHO Group 1- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension;    symptoms;    nitric oxide;    patient-reported outcomes;    CME;    CEU;    Medicare;   

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学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Pulmonary Hypertension Association

【 摘 要 】

The invaluable role of non-physician members of the PAH care team has been impressed on me in recent months. Two months ago, after more than 20 years as a member of a successful team providing care to hundreds of PAH patients, I relocated across the country to start a new program at Massachusetts General Hospital. For a few weeks, I alone had to play all the parts in the play: answering calls, educating patients and hospital nurses on all aspects of PAH therapy, dealing with insurance companies, faxing prescriptions, following up on laboratory results, counseling referring physicians, adjusting medications, sorting through outside records, and even making my own coffee! As my (never again to be taken for granted) former nurse once said, "When it comes to the PH nurse/coordinator, there is no job description."

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