Pulmonary Hypertension (PH)

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Across
  1. 5. gold standard for diagnosis of PH (abbreviate)
  2. 9. this type of medication should generally be avoided in pts with PH due to potential worsening of symptoms
  3. 11. severe, progressive complication of PH characterized by reversal of shunt from 'Left to Right' to 'Right to Left'
  4. 12. prolonged vasoconstriction and remodeling can lead to _____ PH
  5. 13. a commonly used phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor
Down
  1. 1. major complication of CHDs with Left to Right shunting
  2. 2. type of CHD with 100% risk of PH if left un treated (3 answers; use abbreviations)
  3. 3. class of medications used to treat PH; naturally occurring substance in the body
  4. 4. type of CHD with 100% risk of PH if left un treated (3 answers; use abbreviations)
  5. 6. characterized by acute R heart failure, significant drop in CO, and compromised coronary blood flow (abbreviate)
  6. 7. type of CHD with 100% risk of PH if left un treated (3 answers; use abbreviations)
  7. 8. normal mean pulmonary artery pressure (spell it out)
  8. 10. PH is defined as pulmonary artery pressure greater than _____ (spell it out)