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a ventilator few about a week then they gave him a tracheostomy. He is now home and requires 11 liters of o2 constantly, Does anyone else know of anyone that has been through this btw he has been fighting chf since 2005 and just recently this year started requring extra o2 he was on 5 liters at home but now has progressed all the way to eleven liters, And btw he is a non smoker. Does anyone know the prognosis or experieced someone with a condition like his? He also suffered STEMI (heart attack in feb)
a ventilator few about a week then they gave him a tracheostomy. He is now home and requires 11 liters of o2 constantly, Does anyone else know of anyone that has been through this btw he has been fighting chf since 2005 and just recently this year started requring extra o2 he was on 5 liters at home but now has progressed all the way to eleven liters, And btw he is a non smoker. Does anyone know the prognosis or experieced someone with a condition like his? He also suffered STEMI (heart attack in feb)
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As stated previously by the RT, there is not enough info here to really disect the problem. However, something came to mind. It's possible he may have a condition called Pulmonary Hypertension. Basically, this disease is caused by narrowing of the pulmonary artery (which takes blood from the heart to the lungs for oxygenation) and the arteries and veins in the lungs. This narrowing can be caused by three different physiologic pathways, which are too in depth to explain here. The diagnosis of PH is made by measuring the pressure in the pulmonary artery during a cardiac catheterization (PA pressures greater than 25 mm/hg at rest is indicative of PH). PH causes Rt sided heart failure as the heart has to work very hard to get blood into the lungs, where it doesn't get enough oxygen due to the vasoconstriction. There are medications (pills, inhaled and continous IV) that help relax the arteries and veins and make the quality of life much better for the patient, however there is no 'cure'. You may want to look this disease up, and see what fits w/ your dad. I hope he feels better, and that this may have helped you.
As stated previously by the RT, there is not enough info here to really disect the problem. However, something came to mind. It's possible he may have a condition called Pulmonary Hypertension. Basically, this disease is caused by narrowing of the pulmonary artery (which takes blood from the heart to the lungs for oxygenation) and the arteries and veins in the lungs. This narrowing can be caused by three different physiologic pathways, which are too in depth to explain here. The diagnosis of PH is made by measuring the pressure in the pulmonary artery during a cardiac catheterization (PA pressures greater than 25 mm/hg at rest is indicative of PH). PH causes Rt sided heart failure as the heart has to work very hard to get blood into the lungs, where it doesn't get enough oxygen due to the vasoconstriction. There are medications (pills, inhaled and continous IV) that help relax the arteries and veins and make the quality of life much better for the patient, however there is no 'cure'. You may want to look this disease up, and see what fits w/ your dad. I hope he feels better, and that this may have helped you.
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