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==Other Diagnostic Studies==
==Other Diagnostic Studies==
*The other diagnostic studies are as follows:<ref name="pmid12574693" /><ref name="pmid17218563" />
*The other diagnostic studies are as follows:<ref name="pmid12574693">{{cite journal| author=Presberg KW, Dincer HE| title=Pathophysiology of pulmonary hypertension due to lung disease. | journal=Curr Opin Pulm Med | year= 2003 | volume= 9 | issue= 2 | pages= 131-8 | pmid=12574693 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12574693  }} </ref><ref name="pmid17218563">{{cite journal| author=Minai OA, Pandya CM, Golish JA, Avecillas JF, McCarthy K, Marlow S et al.| title=Predictors of nocturnal oxygen desaturation in pulmonary arterial hypertension. | journal=Chest | year= 2007 | volume= 131 | issue= 1 | pages= 109-17 | pmid=17218563 | doi=10.1378/chest.06-1378 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17218563  }} </ref>
*'''Pulmonary function tests'''
*'''Pulmonary function tests'''
**The aim of pulmonary function tests is to detect any obstructive or restrictive patter of an underlying lung disease that might be causing the pulmonary hypertension. <ref name="pmid12574693">{{cite journal| author=Presberg KW, Dincer HE| title=Pathophysiology of pulmonary hypertension due to lung disease. | journal=Curr Opin Pulm Med | year= 2003 | volume= 9 | issue= 2 | pages= 131-8 | pmid=12574693 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12574693  }} </ref>
**The aim of pulmonary function tests is to detect any obstructive or restrictive patter of an underlying lung disease that might be causing the pulmonary hypertension.  
*'''Overnight Oximetry'''
*'''Overnight Oximetry'''
**Overnights oximetry might be used in some patients with pulmonary hypertension in order to assess the necessity of oxygen therapy during sleep time. <ref name="pmid17218563">{{cite journal| author=Minai OA, Pandya CM, Golish JA, Avecillas JF, McCarthy K, Marlow S et al.| title=Predictors of nocturnal oxygen desaturation in pulmonary arterial hypertension. | journal=Chest | year= 2007 | volume= 131 | issue= 1 | pages= 109-17 | pmid=17218563 | doi=10.1378/chest.06-1378 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17218563  }} </ref>
**Overnights oximetry might be used in some patients with pulmonary hypertension in order to assess the necessity of oxygen therapy during sleep time.  
*'''Ventilation- Perfusion studies'''
*'''Ventilation- Perfusion studies'''
**Ventilation-Perfusion studies are done to rule out any thrombo-embolic diseases in the lungs.
**Ventilation-Perfusion studies are done to rule out any thrombo-embolic diseases in the lungs.

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Overview

Pulmonary hypertension is a diagnosis of exclusion; therefore, several diagnostic studies might be done to exclude other diseases or to determine any underlying medical condition causing pulmonary hypertension.

Other Diagnostic Studies

  • The other diagnostic studies are as follows:[1][2]
  • Pulmonary function tests
    • The aim of pulmonary function tests is to detect any obstructive or restrictive patter of an underlying lung disease that might be causing the pulmonary hypertension.
  • Overnight Oximetry
    • Overnights oximetry might be used in some patients with pulmonary hypertension in order to assess the necessity of oxygen therapy during sleep time.
  • Ventilation- Perfusion studies
    • Ventilation-Perfusion studies are done to rule out any thrombo-embolic diseases in the lungs.

References

  1. Presberg KW, Dincer HE (2003). "Pathophysiology of pulmonary hypertension due to lung disease". Curr Opin Pulm Med. 9 (2): 131–8. PMID 12574693.
  2. Minai OA, Pandya CM, Golish JA, Avecillas JF, McCarthy K, Marlow S; et al. (2007). "Predictors of nocturnal oxygen desaturation in pulmonary arterial hypertension". Chest. 131 (1): 109–17. doi:10.1378/chest.06-1378. PMID 17218563.