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Critical care nurse · Aug 2011
Case ReportsUnder pressure: pulmonary arterial hypertension . . . A mother's struggle.
- Christine Weber, Michelle Silver, Dorcas Cromer, Stacy Kaminski, Tracy Wirick, and Jeanine Vallejo.
- Intermediate Care Division, The Toledo Hospital, Toledo, OH 43606, USA. chris.weber@promedica.org
- Crit Care Nurse. 2011 Aug 1;31(4):87-94.
AbstractNursing grand rounds is a way for staff nurses to present an interesting case through evidence-based practice. Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension is an incurable syndrome that can devastate a patient. This article describes a patient's experience with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension and outlines the pathophysiology, treatment, psychosocial issues, and nursing implications that were presented in a nursing grand rounds presentation at a hospital.
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