Pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension: Introduction
Pulmonary hypertension: The occurrence of hypertension the blood vessels of the lungs.
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Causes of Pulmonary hypertension:
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causes of Pulmonary hypertension.
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Pulmonary hypertension
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Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- Hypertension
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Hypertension
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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Pulmonary hypertension: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Pulmonary hypertension
Metabolic syndrome often undiagnosed: Metabolic syndrome, also known as Syndrome X, is
an often overlooked medical condition that causes a cluster of chronic symptoms.
There are often four symptoms and conditions...read more »
Heart attacks can be undiagnosed: Although the most severe symptoms of heart attack are hard to miss,
there are varying degrees of severity.
It is altogether too common for people to die from...read more »
Heart attacks can be overdiagnosed: Although many people die from heart attacks, there are also
many cases where people fear that they have a heart...read more »
Rare heart condition often undiagnosed: The rare heart condition called long QT syndrome can lead to episodes of palpitations
and rapid heartbeat.
In rare cases, this undiagnosed condition can be fatal.
It should be...read more »
Heart attack can be over-diagnosed: Although heart attack is often undiagnosed,
leading to fatality, it can also be over-diagnosed.
People become concerned that a condition is a heart attack,
whereas there are various less dangerous possibilities.
After all,...read more »
Blood pressure cuffs misdiagnose hypertension in children: One known misdiagnosis issue
with hyperension, arises in relation to the simple equipment used to test blood pressure.
The "cuff" around the arm to measure blood pressure can simply be too small...read more »
Over-diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension in obese patients: A diagnosis
of pulmonary hypertension, particularly pulmonary arterial hypertension,
is often a misdiagnosis in...read more »
Obesity-related conditions undiagnosed in children: A variety of conditions
are associated with obesity (see obesity), but these tend to be undiagnosed more often
in child patients than in adults.
Some of the overlooked conditions may include hypertension, ...read more »
Hypertension misdiagnosis common in children: Hypertension is often
misdiagnosed in adults (see misdiagnosis of hypertension), but its misdiagnosis is even more likely in children.
Some of the symptoms of hypertension that...read more »
Chronic lung diseases hard to diagnose: Some of the chronic lung diseases
are difficult to diagnose.
Even the well-knowns conditions such as asthma...read more »
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Pulmonary hypertension: Related Rare Diseases
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Home Diagnostic Testing and Pulmonary hypertension
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Causes of Pulmonary hypertension listed in Disease Database:
Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Pulmonary hypertension as a symptom include:
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causes of Pulmonary hypertension
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Article Excerpts about Pulmonary hypertension
Abnormally high blood
pressure in the arteries supplying the lungs that may be caused by a
number of factors, including damage from fibrosis. (Source: excerpt from Handout on Health Scleroderma: NIAMS)
Abnormally high blood
pressure in the arteries supplying the lungs that may be caused by a
number of factors, including damage from fibrosis. (Source: excerpt from Handout on Health Scleroderma: NIAMS)
Definitions of Pulmonary hypertension:
Pulmonary hypertension: hypertension in the pulmonary circuit; may be primary, or secondary to pulmonary or cardiac disease, e.g., fibrosis of the lung or mitral stenosis.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Increased pressure with the the pulmonary circulation, usually secondary to cardiac or pulmonary disease.
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Increased pressure with the the pulmonary circulation, usually secondary to cardiac or pulmonary disease.
- (Source - CRISP)
Detailed list of causes of Pulmonary hypertension
The list below shows some of the causes of Pulmonary hypertension mentioned in various sources:
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How Common are these Causes of Pulmonary hypertension?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Pulmonary hypertension.
Of the 78
causes of Pulmonary hypertension that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 5
causes are "very common" diseases
- 4
causes are "common" diseases
- 3
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 2
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 69
causes have no prevalence information.
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causes of Pulmonary hypertension
Conditions listing symptoms: Pulmonary hypertension:
The following list of conditions
have 'Pulmonary hypertension' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A
Absence of pulmonary artery
... pulmonary hypertensionAcid-Base Imbalance
... pulmonary hypertensionAlveolar capillary dysplasia
... pulmonary hypertensionAvasthey syndrome
... pulmonary hypertensionB
Bone cement implantation syndrome
... pulmonary hypertensionC
Congenital mitral malformation
... pulmonary hypertensionCongenital mitral stenosis
... pulmonary hypertensionCystic Fibrosis
... Pulmonary hypertensionD
Diffuse systemic sclerosi
... pulmonary hypertensionE
Eisenmenger Syndrome
... pulmonary hypertensionG
Gaucher disease type 3
... pulmonary hypertensionGlycine encephalopathy, classical neonatal early-onset form
... pulmonary hypertensionGlycine encephalopathy, classical neonatal form
... pulmonary hypertensionGlycine encephalopathy, classical neonatal late-onset form
... pulmonary hypertensionGlycine synthase deficiency
... pulmonary hypertensionGlycine synthase deficiency, type 1
... pulmonary hypertensionGlycine synthase deficiency, type 2
... pulmonary hypertensionH
Hemangiomatosis, familial pulmonary capillary
... pulmonary hypertensionHypereosinophilic syndrome
... pulmonary hypertensionL
Limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis
... pulmonary hypertensionLymphangiomatosis, pulmonary
... pulmonary hypertensionM
Methylcobalamin deficiency cbl G type
... pulmonary hypertensionP
Pulmonary cystic lymphangiectasis
... pulmonary hypertensionPulmonary veno-occlusive disease
... pulmonary hypertensionPulmonary venous return anomaly
... pulmonary hypertensionR
Respiratory acidosis
... pulmonary hypertensionT
Takayasu arteritis
... pulmonary hypertensionU
Unilateral pulmonary agenesis
... pulmonary hypertensionV
Vater-like syndrome, with pulmonary hypertension, abnormal ears and growth deficiency
... pulmonary hypertensionW
Wolman disease
... pulmonary hypertension
Conditions listing complications: Pulmonary hypertension:
The following list of conditions
have 'Pulmonary hypertension' or similar
listed as a complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A
Adult Cystic Fibrosis
... pulmonary hypertensionC
COPD
... pulmonary hypertensionCystic Fibrosis
... Pulmonary hypertensionD
Down Syndrome
... pulmonary hypertensionL
Lupus
... pulmonary hypertensionO
Obstructive sleep apnea
... pulmonary hypertensionP
Pierre Robin's sequence
... pulmonary hypertensionPulmonary artery agenesis
... pulmonary hypertensionPulmonary embolism
... pulmonary hypertensionPulmonary fibrosis /granuloma
... pulmonary hypertensionR
Respiratory failure
... Pulmonary hypertensionS
Scleroderma
... pulmonary hypertensionSilicosis
... pulmonary hypertensionSleep apnea
... pulmonary hypertension
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Causes of Pulmonary hypertension Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Pulmonary hypertension based
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What are the alternative names for Pulmonary hypertension:
Cor pulmonale
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Classifications of Pulmonary hypertension:
Medical Conditions associated with Pulmonary hypertension:
Lung symptoms (1477 causes), High blood pressure (255 causes), Respiratory symptoms (3282 causes), Blood pressure symptoms (579 causes)
Symptoms related to Pulmonary hypertension:
Hypertension (255 causes), High blood pressure (255 causes), Pulmonary symptoms (1477 causes), Altitude sickness, Chronic, Atrial septal defect (ostium primum), Bronchiectasis, Cholesterol ester storage disease, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Churg-Strauss syndrome, Coal worker's pneumoconiosis, Cor triatriatum, Cystic fibrosis, Eisenmenger's syndrome, Fallot's tetralogy
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