Dr. Roger Seheult explains the key aspects of pulmonary hypertension:

0:14 - Definition of pulmonary hypertension
0:20 - Mean pulmonary artery pressure
1:00 - Using systolic to estimate pulmonary hypertension with echocardiogram
1:18 - 5 different WHO pulmonary hypertension groups
1:30 - Pulmonary arteriolar hypertension (PAH), Idiopathic pulmonary hypertension, collagen vascular diseases, portal HTN
3:35 - BMPR2
4:00 - Left heart failure
4:10 - Lung disease, COPD, OSA, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
4:35 - Pulmonary embolism, chronic VTE
4:50 - Hematologic disorders, sarcoidosis, glycogen storage diseases, renal failure
5:40 - Amphetamines
5:50 - Diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension and physical exam findings
6:07 - Heart sounds, loud P2, tricuspid regurgitation, RV heave
6:35 - JVP, c,v waves liver pulsatile, edematous legs
6:58 - Chest Xray findings with pulmonary hypertension
7:36 - ECG/EKG findings with pulmonary hypertension, RVH, RBBB
8:17 - Echocardiogram findings with pulmonary hypertension
9:03 - Tricuspid regurgitation, regurgitant jet, Modified Bernoulli Equation
10:40 - Advantages of echocardiogram: PASP,
11:10 - Echo bubble study
11:25 - Right heart catheter, wedge pressure, Left atrial pressure (LAP), mean artery pressure (MAP)

Speaker: Roger Seheult, MD
Clinical and Exam Preparation Instructor
Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine.

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