Pulmonary Hypertension: Overview and Case Study

AACN Adv Crit Care. 2020 Mar 15;31(1):57-66. doi: 10.4037/aacnacc2020553.

Abstract

This article provides a broad overview of pulmonary hypertension, including classifications, risk factors, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options. Nursing considerations and optimization of hemodynamic values in patients with pulmonary hypertension in a critical care unit are reviewed through the lens of a case study. Preventing decompensation is essential in the successful care of these patients.

Keywords: hemodynamics; nursing considerations; pulmonary hypertension; pulmonary vasodilator medications; right ventricular failure.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Critical Care Nursing / standards*
  • Female
  • Hemodynamics / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / diagnosis
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / drug therapy*
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / nursing*
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / physiopathology*
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic*
  • Risk Factors
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vasodilator Agents / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Vasodilator Agents