Pulmonary Veno Occlusive Disease

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 Etiology 3 Epidemiology 4 Laboratory 5 Diagnostic-procedures 6 Differential-diagnosis 7 Management 8 More General Terms 9 Additional Terms 10 References

Introduction

• Thrombosis of the pulmonary veins & venules.

Etiology

• viral infection
• Mycoplasma
• toxic reaction to drugs & chemicals
• frequently occurs in association with COPD

Epidemiology

• uncommon
• occurs in young adults
• male:female ratio is 6:1

Laboratory

• arterial blood gas ( ABG)

• hypoxemia
• acidemia
• hypercarbia

• complete blood count ( CBC)

• polycythemia

Diagnostic-procedures

• cardiac catherization

• mean pulmonary artery pressure 25-40 mm Hg
• cardiac index is normal

Differential-diagnosis

• cor pulmonale
• congestive heart failure

Management

• oxygen

More General Terms

• lung disease
• veno-occlusive disease

Additional Terms

• cardiac catheterization
• pulmonary artery pressure (PAP)
• pulmonary hypertension

References

Mayo Internal Medicine Board Review, 1998-99, Prakash UBS (ed) Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, pg 780

pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (pulmonary vein thrombosis)