95932-0

LOINC 2.82

Pulmonary hypertension [Class]

Pulmonary hypertension class

Definition

  • The World Health Organization's (WHO) five pulmonary hypertension categories are differentiated by their principle cause. Specific treatments and therapies can be tailored to each category. [PMID: 22558526]

Component

  • Pulmonary hypertension

Specimen / system

  • ^Patient

Class

  • PULM

Property

  • Class

Scale

  • Nom

Related names

  • HTN; Lung; Nominal; Point in time; Pulm; Pulmonary; Pulmonology; Random; Respiratory

Index terms

  • HTN
  • Lung
  • Nominal
  • Point in time
  • Pulm
  • Pulmonary
  • Pulmonology
  • Random
  • Respiratory