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Pulmonary Hypertension: Beyond the Swan Ganz Catheter

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Vasoreactivity Testing• RHC• Vasodilator challenge• Side effects – pulmonary edema, worseninghypoxemia– Stop test– Morphine, IV NTG, lasix– <strong>Pulmonary</strong> vasodilators are not CI• Contraindicated if CI < 2.0, pulmonary edema,PCWP > 15 mmHg

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