RT Book, Section
A1 Winters, Michael E.
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Cline, David M.
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ID 1121504327
T1 Pulmonary Hypertension
T2 Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 8e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071794763
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1121504327
RD 2024/04/18
AB Normally,  the  pulmonary  vascular  system  is  a  high-flow,  low-resistance  circuit,  with  a  mean  pulmonary  arterial  pressure  that  constitutes  approximately  15%  to  20%  of  the  systemic  circulation.1  Normal  pulmonary  arterial  systolic  pressures  range  from  15  to  30  mm  Hg,  whereas  diastolic  pulmonary  arterial  pressures  range  from  4  to  12  mm  Hg.1  Pulmonary  hypertension  is  defined  as  a  mean  pulmonary  arterial  pressure  >25  mm  Hg  at  rest  or  >30  mm  Hg  during  exertion.1,2