Advances in Pulmonary Hypertension Autumn 2005 (Vol 4, No 3)
Editor's Memo PHA Achieves Educational Breakthrough With New Interactive CD-ROM
Profiles in Pulmonary Hypertension Never Wavering From a Long Commitment to a Cure for PH, Stuart Rich, MD, Aims to Stop the Disease in Its Tracks
Physical Examination in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension The physical examination is an integral to the evaluation of any patient with suspected cardiopulmonary disease. This is particularly true of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) as careful attention to physical signs will not only alert the clinician to the presence of PAH, but guide assessment of disease severity and provide important clues regarding underlying pathogenesis.
Initial Diagnostic Testing in the Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension Diagnosing pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) requires a high index of clinical suspicion from even the most astute clinician, especially given the lack of specificity of the symptoms offered by the PAH patient.
