Pulmonary Hypertension Diagnosis

by Marta Ribeiro | October 27, 2015

Like any other disease, a patient’s healthcare provider will diagnose PH by collecting information about medical history as well as family history. A physical exam will be administered along with a number of other tests and procedures. Symptoms of PH can develop over a long period of time and mimic other heart and lung conditions (i.e. bronchitis and asthma), making PH very difficult to diagnosis.

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Marta Ribeiro Marta graduated from Universidade Fernando Pessoa in Porto with a degree in Communication Sciences and a Masters degree in New Communication Technologies. She has experience in social media, worked with several media channels, and has also worked as a freelance photographer and a graphic artist for almost 10 years.