
Practical PH: Much Ado About CTEPH
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How I Become a CTAF Expert
CTAF patients are prone to something called reperfusion edema following surgery for CTAF. It's really a localized high permeability edema that shares a lot of features with ARDS. The patient was treated with the pixaban but stopped after about nine months because she couldn't afford it. Over the last 12 months, she's had worsening shortness of breath, leg swelling and chest pressure. She presented to an ER about six months before meeting you and was diagnosed with another quote,. acute PE and then sent home on a pixaban again.
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