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Title

Cardiac (Peds)

Description

Pulmonary Hypertension

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Subject

Medical

Level

Undergraduate 2

Created

04/16/2009

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Term

What kind of symptoms occur?

Definition

respiratory

Term

What are the respiratory symptoms that occur?

Definition

dyspnea and tachypnea

Term

What does pulmonary hypertension do to the lungs?

Definition

causes and increased resistance in the lungs and increase work load of the right ventricle

Term

The altered pulmonary blood flow and congestion increases the client's risk for?

Definition

pulmonary hypertension