An update on pulmonary arterial hypertension

J Wapner, LA Matura - The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a chronic, debilitating disease that leads to
right heart failure and premature death.•The diagnosis of PAH is one of exclusion.•PAH …

Pulmonary arterial hypertension: an overview

LA Matura - British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 2011 - magonlinelibrary.com
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a devastating disease characterized by elevated
mean pulmonary artery pressures (PAP) that ultimately leads to right heart failure and death …

[PDF][PDF] Best Practices in Palliative Care for Patients with End Stage Renal Disease

D Wang - Nova Scotia Renal Program, 2011 - virtualhospice.ca
End-stage renal disease (ESRD) refers to stage 5 chronic kidney disease. Because of heavy
symptom burdens and shortened life expectancies, this patient group is specifically in need …

[PDF][PDF] End-of-Life Health Care Disparity: A Case Study

C Kimball - researchgate.net
Claire Kimball assume that he wasn't? Additionally, given the language barrier and cultural
difference, did the communication with Mr. J. provide him with the emotional support and …