How is PH Diagnosed?

COMMON STEPS IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF PH:

PATIENT SHOWS POSSIBLE SYMPTOMS OF PH

PATIENT HISTORY INFORMATION GATHERED:

·        past and present health conditions

·        family history 

·        past and present medications

 PHYSICAL EXAMINATION

 TESTS TO CONFIRM DIAGNOSIS MAY INCLUDE:

·        electrocardiogram (ECG)

·        chest x-ray

·        echocardiogram (ECHO)

·        pulmonary lung function testing (PFT)

·        walk tests

·        ventilation perfusion scanning (V/Q SCAN)

·        high resolution computed tomography (CT OR HRCT)

·        magnetic resonance imaging (MRI scanning)

·        pulmonary angiography

RIGHT HEART CATHETERISATION (RHC)