Pulmonary Hypertension, Hemoptysis and an Echocardiographic Finding of a Ventricular Septal Defect

In this case presentation, a patient who presented to the Emergency Department with hemoptysis and shortness of breath was found to have a ventricular septal defect and right ventricular strain on bedside ultrasound. This case leads to a discussion of Eisenmenger Syndrome, a potentially ominous deve...

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Main Authors:	Karen Olaes, Thomas Mailhot, Phillips Perera
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2012-12-01
Series:	Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:	Emergency medicine hypertension pulmonary ventricular defect
Online Access:	http://escholarship.org/uc/item/2gm8q7px

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spelling	doaj-49d088d91d3b41ad9d532d7e06a230082020-11-24T21:03:49ZengeScholarship Publishing, University of CaliforniaWestern Journal of Emergency Medicine1936-900X1936-90182012-12-01136516516Pulmonary Hypertension, Hemoptysis and an Echocardiographic Finding of a Ventricular Septal DefectKaren OlaesThomas MailhotPhillips PereraIn this case presentation, a patient who presented to the Emergency Department with hemoptysis and shortness of breath was found to have a ventricular septal defect and right ventricular strain on bedside ultrasound. This case leads to a discussion of Eisenmenger Syndrome, a potentially ominous development in a patient with these clinical and ultrasound findings. http://escholarship.org/uc/item/2gm8q7pxEmergency medicinehypertensionpulmonaryventricular defect
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title	Pulmonary Hypertension, Hemoptysis and an Echocardiographic Finding of a Ventricular Septal Defect
title_short	Pulmonary Hypertension, Hemoptysis and an Echocardiographic Finding of a Ventricular Septal Defect
title_full	Pulmonary Hypertension, Hemoptysis and an Echocardiographic Finding of a Ventricular Septal Defect
title_fullStr	Pulmonary Hypertension, Hemoptysis and an Echocardiographic Finding of a Ventricular Septal Defect
title_full_unstemmed	Pulmonary Hypertension, Hemoptysis and an Echocardiographic Finding of a Ventricular Septal Defect
title_sort	pulmonary hypertension, hemoptysis and an echocardiographic finding of a ventricular septal defect
publisher	eScholarship Publishing, University of California
series	Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
issn	1936-900X 1936-9018
publishDate	2012-12-01
description	In this case presentation, a patient who presented to the Emergency Department with hemoptysis and shortness of breath was found to have a ventricular septal defect and right ventricular strain on bedside ultrasound. This case leads to a discussion of Eisenmenger Syndrome, a potentially ominous development in a patient with these clinical and ultrasound findings.
topic	Emergency medicine hypertension pulmonary ventricular defect
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Pulmonary Hypertension, Hemoptysis and an Echocardiographic Finding of a Ventricular Septal Defect

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