Pulmonary Hypertension and Management with Pulmonary Vasodilators

 After watching a recorded CE at FOAMfrat on Pulmonary Vasodilators, I looked up a few more resources to better understand this concept and the underlying conditions leading to their use in the acute setting. Given the number of related cases encountered in the hospital recently, this is a timely topic.

Pulmonary Hypertension Dx and Management

US Pharmacist: https://www.uspharmacist.com/article/review-of-the-diagnosis-and-management-of-pulmonary-arterial-hypertension

David Woodruff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abZYEWyrQ6k

PAH Initiative: https://www.pahinitiative.com/hcp/prostacyclin-function-medications?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=HCP%20-%20Prostacyclin&utm_term=prostacyclin%20for%20pah&utm_content=Prostacyclin

Pulmonary Vasodilators

FOAMfrat : Pulmonary Vasodilators

Respiratory Therapy Zone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-kfrcgd-i4&t=1s

EMCrit: https://emcrit.org/ibcc/pulmvaso/

Mesh Vibrating Nebulizer

Aerogen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR-_cA3uhXo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBPMeItsp2Y

Gas Transport and Oxygen Hemoglobin Dissociation Curve

Osmosis: https://www.osmosis.org/notes/Gas_Transport#page-1

https://www.osmosis.org/learn/Oxygen-hemoglobin_dissociation_curve

Respiratory Therapy Cave: https://respiratorytherapycave.blogspot.com/2010/07/oxyhemoglobin-dissociation-curve.html