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#102 Echo in Pulmonary Hypertension: 5 Pearls Segment

Core IM | Internal Medicine Podcast

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High Cardac Output State Causes Pulmonary Hypertension

The overwhelmingly common majority cause is going to be the left sided shilling pressures that are high. High cardac output states can do it, and i know yo mention severe anemia can get us to that high output state. Why don't we go over some other high output states that can increase flow? So let's think aboutal o, our patients with nstage renal disease who have a v fistula for dialysis. That's something that can actually cause high pulmonary pressures also,. Particularly fistulas that have been present for many years, not usually a brand new one just within the last year or two.

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