Pulmonary hypertension

Background

Pulmonary Hypertension Decompensation

Treatment

1. No fluids
2. Treat relative bradycardia
   1. atropine, pace, dobutamine
3. Pulm vasodialate
   1. sildenafil, bostantan
4. ?anticoagulate (freq PEs)
5. Empiric abx

Source

4/07 DONALDSON (adapted from Sarver)