... You might also need additional tests to determine whether your PH is worsening or if the chest pain is coming from something else. ...
When your healthcare provider holds a stethoscope to your chest or back and asks you to take a de...
... Rather than directly measuring mPAP, echocardiography estimates systolic PAP (sPAP), which reflects pressure in the pulmonary arteries during a heartbeat.When pressure builds up in the pulmonary arteries, the right side of the heart has to work harder to push blood through. ...
If you live with pulmonary hypertension (PH), managing your health may already feel like a balan...
What has been your everyday experience with pulmonary hypertension?
Life with PH...
What has been your everyday experience with pulmonary hypertension?
... These tips can help parents:Accept your condition and the necessity of explaining it to your child in an age-appropriate way.Ask for help when you need it in order to parent well.Answer your children’s questions or find someone else who can do so.Working With Pulmonary HypertensionIf you can work, but to do so you need special accommodations, talk to ...
Living With Pulmonary Hypertension
... These tips can help parents:Accept your condition and the necessity of explaining it to your child in an age-appropriate way.Ask for help when you need it in order to parent well.Answer your children’s questions or find someone else who can do so.Working With Pulmonary HypertensionIf you can work, but to do so you need special accommodations, talk to ...
... “Explaining this disease to my daughter isn’t always easy, but she understands that my disease is serious and she helps me,” Rosetta shared.Briana stepped up by carrying groceries, scooping the cat litter, cleaning her room, and vacuuming to lighten her mother’s load.Rosetta Hoag, right, has found ways to talk with her daughter about PAH. ...
Managing Life With PAH: Rosetta’s Story
... “Explaining this disease to my daughter isn’t always easy, but she understands that my disease is serious and she helps me,” Rosetta shared.Briana stepped up by carrying groceries, scooping the cat litter, cleaning her room, and vacuuming to lighten her mother’s load.Rosetta Hoag, right, has found ways to talk with her daughter about PAH. ...
... • I put my headphones on with some holiday rock and roll, bumped up my O2, and danced around the kitchen for a while. I'm feeling more like a real person again and not so much the invalid I've made myself lately. • Gonna spend most of my day reading. Ran lots of errands this weekend. ...
What Does a Good Day Look Like With PH?
... • I put my headphones on with some holiday rock and roll, bumped up my O2, and danced around the kitchen for a while. I'm feeling more like a real person again and not so much the invalid I've made myself lately. • Gonna spend most of my day reading. Ran lots of errands this weekend. ...
... Follow up with your health care team about your sleep quality and request a sleep study if you’re not sleeping well.5. Medications To Treat Restless Leg SyndromeThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a couple of medications to treat RLS that work by boosting the brain’s level of dopamine. ...
Managing Restless Leg Syndrome With PH: 6 Things To Know
... Follow up with your health care team about your sleep quality and request a sleep study if you’re not sleeping well.5. Medications To Treat Restless Leg SyndromeThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a couple of medications to treat RLS that work by boosting the brain’s level of dopamine. ...
... Here are a few question-and-answer threads about exercise: Do you keep exercising if your O2 saturation drops below 90?Do you think exercise has made a difference for you mentally?Does anyone have any exercise ideas for my daughter? ...
Exercise and PH
... Here are a few question-and-answer threads about exercise: Do you keep exercising if your O2 saturation drops below 90?Do you think exercise has made a difference for you mentally?Does anyone have any exercise ideas for my daughter? ...
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