Symptoms of Pulmonary hypertension

Symptoms of Pulmonary hypertension

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Pulmonary hypertension includes the 19 symptoms listed below:

• Shortness of breath
• Progressive shortness of breath
• Swollen ankles
• Swollen abdomen
• Chest pain
• Chest discomfort
• Fainting
• Light-headedness
• Asymptomatic in early stages
• Shortness of breath on exertion
• Dizziness
• Tiredness
• Swollen feet
• Distended jugular veins
• Enlarged abdomen - due to fluid build up
• Abdominal ascites
• Finger clubbing
• Abnormal lung function tests
• Increased blood pressure in blood vessels leading to lungs
• more information...»

Research symptoms & diagnosis of Pulmonary hypertension:

• Overview -- Pulmonary hypertension
• Diagnostic Tests for Pulmonary hypertension
• Home Diagnostic Testing
• Complications -- Pulmonary hypertension
• Doctors & Specialists
• Misdiagnosis and Alternative Diagnoses
• Hidden Causes of Pulmonary hypertension
• Other Causes -- causes of these or similar symptoms

Pulmonary hypertension: Complications

Review medical complications possibly associated with Pulmonary hypertension:

• Right heart enlargement (see Heart symptoms)
• Reduced heart function
• Convulsions
• Heart failure
• Right-side heart failure
• Cor pulmonale
• more complications...»

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Do I have Pulmonary hypertension?

• Pulmonary hypertension: Introduction
• Pulmonary hypertension: Diagnostic Testing to confirm diagnosis
• Home Diagnostic Testing
• Alternative diagnoses and misdiagnosis for Pulmonary hypertension
• Failure to Diagnose Pulmonary hypertension
• Hidden Causes of Pulmonary hypertension
• How serious is it?
• Treatments for Pulmonary hypertension
• More about Pulmonary hypertension

Pulmonary hypertension: Medical Mistakes

• Hypertension -- Health Mistakes
• Cholesterol -- Health Mistakes
• Obesity -- Health Mistakes
• Diabetes -- Health Mistakes
• Metabolic Syndrome -- Health Mistakes
• Asthma -- Health Mistakes
• Allergies -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Pulmonary hypertension: Undiagnosed Conditions

Diseases that may be commonly undiagnosed in related medical areas:

• Chronic Respiratory Disorders that may be Undiagnosed:
  • Asthma -- Undiagnosed
  • Allergies -- Undiagnosed
  • COPD -- Undiagnosed
  • Emphysema -- Undiagnosed
  • Chronic Bronchitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Lung Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Sinusitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Cystic Fibrosis -- Undiagnosed
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical tests related to Pulmonary hypertension:

• High Cholesterol: Home Testing:
  • Home Cholesterol Tests
  • Home Triglycerides Tests
  • Home Blood Pressure Test Devices
• High Blood Pressure: Home Testing
  • Home Blood Pressure Hypertension Tests
  • Home Blood Pressure Monitors
  • Home Heart Tests
• Heart Health: Home Testing:
  • Heart Rate Monitors
  • Irregular Heartbeat Detection
  • Heart Electrocardiogram (ECG)
  • Home Blood Pressure Testing
  • Home Cholesterol Testing
• Lung & Respiratory Health Tests:
  • Asthma-Related Home Test Kits
  • Home Lung Function Test Kits
• Diet & Weight Loss: Home Testing:
  • Home Weight Testing
  • Home Body Fat Testing (BMI)
  • Home Body Fat Monitoring
  • Home Fitness Testing
• Diabetes: Related Home Testing:
  • Home Diabetes Testing
  • Home Blood Glucose Test Kits
  • Home Urine Glucose Tests
  • Home Urine Ketone Tests
  • Home Diabetes HbA1c Tests
  • Home Microalbumin Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Urine Protein Tests (Kidney)
  • Home Kidney Health Tests
  • Home Eye Health Tests
• more home tests...»

Wrongly Diagnosed with Pulmonary hypertension?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Pulmonary hypertension includes:

• Primary pulmonary hypertension
• Secondary pulmonary hypertension
• Cor pulmonale
• Congestive heart failure
• Right sided heart disease
• more diagnoses...»

See the full list of 10 alternative diagnoses for Pulmonary hypertension

Pulmonary hypertension: Research Doctors & Specialists

• Cholesterol Specialists:
  • Clinical Lipidology (Cholesterol/Triglycerides)
  • Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism
• Cardiac (Heart) Specialists:
  • Cardiology (Heart specialists)
  • Pediatric Cardiology (Child Heart Specialists)
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Interventional Cardiology
• Lung Health Specialists (Pulmonologist):
  • Pulmonology (Lung Health Specialists)
  • Pediatric Pulmonology (Child Lung Health)
• more specialists...»

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More about symptoms of Pulmonary hypertension:

More information about symptoms of Pulmonary hypertension and related conditions:

• Other diseases with similar symptoms and common misdiagnoses
• Tests to determine if these are the symptoms of Pulmonary hypertension
• Symptoms that may be caused by complications of Pulmonary hypertension
• Underlying causes of Pulmonary hypertension
• Risk factors for Pulmonary hypertension

Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Asymptomatic in early stages - see all causes of No symptoms
• Chest discomfort - see all causes of Chest discomfort
• Chest pain - see all causes of Chest pain
• Dizziness - see all causes of Dizziness
• Enlarged abdomen - see all causes of Abdominal swelling
• Fainting - see all causes of Fainting
• Finger clubbing - see all causes of Finger clubbing
• Light-headedness - see all causes of Dizziness
• Progressive shortness of breath - see all causes of Shortness of breath
• Shortness of breath - see all causes of Shortness of breath
• Shortness of breath on exertion - see all causes of Shortness of breath from exercise
• Swollen abdomen - see all causes of Abdominal swelling
• Swollen ankles - see all causes of Ankle swelling
• Swollen feet - see all causes of Foot swelling
• Tiredness - see all causes of Tiredness

Medical Books Online about Pulmonary hypertension

Medical Books Excerpts Excerpts of published medical book chapters related to Pulmonary hypertension are available from published medical books for more detailed information about Pulmonary hypertension.

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Symptoms of Pulmonary hypertension: Online Medical Books

16 MEDICAL BOOKS ONLINE! Review excerpts from medical books online, free, without registration, for more information about the symptoms of Pulmonary hypertension.

Hypertension: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Hypertension usually doesn’t produce clinical effects until vascular changes in the heart, brain, or kidneys occur. Severely elevated blood pressure damages the intima of small vessels, resulting in fibrin accumulation in the vessels, development of local edema and, possibly, intravascular clotting. Symptoms produced by this process depend on the location of the damaged vessels:

❑ brain — stroke

❑ retina — blindness

❑ heart — myocardial infarction

❑ kidneys — proteinuria, edema and, eventually, renal failure.

Hypertension increases the heart’s workload, causing left ventricular hypertrophy and, later, left- and right-sided heart failure and pulmonary edema.

» READ BOOK EXCERPT ONLINE »

Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Pulmonary hypertension: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Most patients complain of increasing dyspnea on exertion, weakness, syncope, and fatigability. Many also show signs of right-sided heart failure, including peripheral edema, ascites, jugular vein distention, and hepatomegaly. Other clinical effects vary with the underlying disorder.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Cor pulmonale: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

As long as the heart can compensate for the increased pulmonary vascular resistance, clinical features reflect the underlying disorder and occur mostly in the respiratory system. They include chronic productive cough, exertional dyspnea, wheezing respirations, fatigue, and weakness. Progression of cor pulmonale is associated with dyspnea (even at rest) that worsens on exertion, tachypnea, orthopnea, edema, weakness, and right upper quadrant discomfort. Chest examination reveals findings characteristic of the underlying lung disease.

Signs of cor pulmonale and right-sided heart failure include dependent edema; distended jugular veins; prominent parasternal or epigastric cardiac impulse; hepatojugular reflux; an enlarged, tender liver; ascites; and tachycardia. Decreased cardiac output may cause a weak pulse and hypotension. Chest examination yields various findings, depending on the underlying cause of cor pulmonale.

In COPD, auscultation reveals wheezing, rhonchi, and diminished breath sounds. When the disease is secondary to upper airway obstruction or damage to central nervous system respiratory centers, chest findings may be normal, except for a right ventricular lift, gallop rhythm, and loud pulmonic component of S₂. Tricuspid insufficiency produces a pansystolic murmur heard at the lower left sternal border; its intensity increases on inspiration, distinguishing it from a murmur due to mitral valve disease. A right ventricular early murmur that increases on inspiration can be heard at the left sternal border or over the epigastrium. A systolic pulmonic ejection click may also be heard. Alterations in the patient’s level of consciousness may occur.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Pregnancy-induced hypertension: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Mild preeclampsia generally produces the following clinical effects: hypertension, proteinuria (less than 5 g/24 hours), generalized edema, and sudden weight gain of more than 3 lb (1.4 kg) per week during the second trimester or more than 1 lb (0.5 kg) a week during the third trimester.

Severe preeclampsia is marked by increased hypertension and proteinuria, eventually leading to the development of oliguria. Hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets (the HELLP syndrome) is a severe variant. Other symptoms that may indicate worsening preeclampsia include blurred vision due to retinal arteriolar spasms, epigastric pain or heartburn, and severe frontal headache.

In eclampsia, all the clinical manifestations of preeclampsia are magnified and are associated with seizures and, possibly, coma, premature labor, stillbirth, renal failure, and hepatic damage.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Hypertensive crisis: Signs and Symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Hypertension, papilledema, retinal hemorrhages and exudate, severe headache, vomiting, vision disturbances, transient paralysis, seizures, stupor, coma

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Renovascular hypertension: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

In addition to elevated systemic blood pressure, renovascular hypertension usually produces symptoms common to hypertensive states, such as headache, palpitations, tachycardia, anxiety, light-headedness, decreased tolerance of temperature extremes, retinopathy, and mental sluggishness. Significant complications include heart failure, myocardial infarction, stroke and, occasionally, renal failure.

» READ BOOK EXCERPT ONLINE »

Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Hypertension: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

Hypertension usually doesn’t produce clinical effects until vascular changes in the heart, brain, or kidneys occur. Highly elevated blood pressure damages the intima of small vessels, resulting in fibrin accumulation in the vessels, development of local edema and, possibly, intravascular clotting.

Symptoms produced by this process depend on the location of the damaged vessels:

❑ brain: stroke

❑ retina: blindness

❑ heart: MI

❑ kidneys: proteinuria, edema and, eventually, renal failure.

Hypertension increases the heart’s workload, causing left ventricular hypertrophy and, later, left- and right-sided heart failure, and pulmonary edema.

» READ BOOK EXCERPT ONLINE »

Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003

Pulmonary hypertension: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

Most patients complain of increasing dyspnea on exertion, weakness, syncope, and fatigability. Many also show signs of right-sided heart failure, including peripheral edema, ascites, jugular vein distention, and hepato-megaly. Other clinical features vary according to the underlying disorder.

» READ BOOK EXCERPT ONLINE »

Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003

Cor pulmonale: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

As long as the heart can compensate for the increased pulmonary vascular resistance, signs and symptoms reflect the underlying disorder and occur mostly in the respiratory system. They include chronic productive cough, exertional dyspnea, wheezing respirations, fatigue, and weakness.

Progression of cor pulmonale is associated with dyspnea (even at rest) that worsens on exertion, tachypnea, orthopnea, edema, weakness, and right upper quadrant discomfort. Chest examination reveals findings characteristic of the underlying lung disease.

Signs of cor pulmonale and right-sided heart failure include dependent edema; distended neck veins; enlarged, tender liver; prominent parasternal or epigastric cardiac impulse; hepatojugular reflux; and tachycardia.

Decreased cardiac output may cause a weak pulse and hypotension.

Thoracic assessment

Chest examination yields various findings, depending on the underlying cause of cor pulmonale. In COPD, auscultation reveals wheezing, rhonchi, and diminished breath sounds. When the disease is secondary to upper airway obstruction or damage to central nervous system respiratory centers, chest findings may be normal except for a right ventricular lift, gallop rhythm, and loud pulmonic component of S₂.

Tricuspid insufficiency produces a pansystolic murmur heard at the lower left sternal border; its intensity increases on inspiration, distinguishing it from a murmur caused by mitral valve disease. A right ventricular early murmur that increases on inspiration can be heard at the left sternal border or over the epigastrium. A systolic pulmonic ejection click may also be heard.

Drowsiness and alterations in consciousness may occur.

» READ BOOK EXCERPT ONLINE »

Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003

Hypertension, pregnancy-induced: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

❑ Mild preeclampsia generally produces the following signs: hypertension, proteinuria, generalized edema, and a sudden weight gain of more than 3 lb (1.4 kg) a week during the second trimester or more than 1 lb (0.5 kg) a week during the third trimester.

❑ Severe preeclampsia is marked by increased hypertension and proteinuria, which eventually lead to the development of oliguria. Hemolysis, elevated liver enzyme levels, and a low platelet count (the HELLP syndrome) is commonly severe.

Clinical tip  A daughter whose mother had toxemia is at high risk for developing HELLP syndrome with a new pregnancy.

Other symptoms that indicate worsening preeclampsia include blurred vision due to retinal arteriolar spasms, epigastric pain or heartburn, irritability, emotional tension, and severe frontal headache.

❑ In eclampsia, all the clinical manifestations of preeclampsia are magnified and associated with seizures and possibly coma, premature labor, stillbirth, renal failure, and liver damage.

» READ BOOK EXCERPT ONLINE »

Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003

Pulmonary Hypertension: Pulmonary Hypertension - signs & symptoms
(The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)

Pitfalls:

• Signs and symptoms of pulmonary hypertension are not specific and can easily be missed.
• Consider obstructive sleep apnea as a possible cause of pulmonary hypertension (ask about snoring if suspecting pulmonary hypertension in the absence of overt cardiac or pulmonary disease).

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Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008

Pulmonary hypertension as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions

When considering symptoms of Pulmonary hypertension, it is also important to consider Pulmonary hypertension as a possible cause of other medical conditions. The Disease Database lists the following medical conditions that Pulmonary hypertension may cause:

• Abnormal sputum
• Cardiac failure, right sided
• Cough
• Haemoptysis
• Jugular venous pressure raised
• P pulmonale
• Pulmonary valve incompetence
• Respiratory failure
• Right bundle branch block
• Right QRS axis deviation
• Right ventricular hypertrophy
• T wave inversion
• Tricuspid valve incompetence

Pulmonary hypertension as a symptom:

For a more detailed analysis of Pulmonary hypertension as a symptom, including causes, drug side effect causes, and drug interaction causes, please see our Symptom Center information for Pulmonary hypertension.

Medical articles and books on symptoms:

These general reference articles may be of interest in relation to medical signs and symptoms of disease in general:

• Diagnostic Testing for a Diagnosis of Pulmonary hypertension
• Research Alternative Diagnoses for Pulmonary hypertension
• How serious is Pulmonary hypertension?
• More about Pulmonary hypertension
• Online Diagnosis
• Self Diagnosis Pitfalls
• Pitfalls of Online Diagnosis
• Symptoms of the Silent Killer Diseases
• Lesser known silent killer diseases
• Books on signs and symptoms

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About signs and symptoms of Pulmonary hypertension:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Pulmonary hypertension. This signs and symptoms information for Pulmonary hypertension has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Pulmonary hypertension signs or Pulmonary hypertension symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Pulmonary hypertension may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Pulmonary hypertension symptoms.