He’s a great teacher and great with all the patients
@criticalMD George will convince you to do interventional pulmonology without even trying! So happy he’s at UCSD now!
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@criticalMD George will convince you to do interventional pulmonology without even trying! So happy he’s at UCSD now!
PAH patients need to balance all aspects of their lives including psychological, emotional and spiritual needs. Holistic care and treatments emphasize whole body care. For example, meditation, reading, support groups. Caregivers can be included as well. #WorldHeartLungDayChat
Awareness can be increased by providing more education to Primary Care Physicians. Because the early symptoms of #PAH, very few of the doctors/midlevel providers think of PAH as a diagnosis. #WorldHeartLungDayChat
Raising awareness will help. Local support groups, social media, local radio and news stations are perfect platforms for raising awareness! #WorldHeartLungDayChat 1/
Eventually a heart working against high pressure in the lungs can fail. This can cause chest pain, shortness of breath, dizziness and fatigue. #worldHeartandLungDayChat 4/
When you have PAH your heart has to work extra hard to pump blood into your lungs. Over time the right side of the heart becomes enlarged and weak. #WorldHeartandLungDayChat 3/
The blood flow to the lungs becomes reduced much like when you put your thumb in a hose. When the hose has an obstruction the amount of water that comes out is reduced. #WorldHeartandLungDayChat 2/
Hi @actelion_com! Pulmonary hypertension is high blood pressure on the right side of the heart caused by the narrowing of blood vessels in the lungs #WorldHeartandLungDayChat 1/