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Yes. Depending on the progression of the disease, response to treatment as well as the type of job. My wife worked as a dental assistant for over a year after her diagnosis. She was on her feet most of the day.
Some common causes are: Sleep apnea Emphysema Some people develop pulmonary hypertension without there being an obvious cause. This is called Idiopathic Pulmonary Hypertension.
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You can find all the information you need to know about the disease, pulmonary hypertension, at this website, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulmonary_hypertension.
Postural means standing. Hypertension means high blood pressure and hypotension is low blood pressure. You get a different reading if you are sitting versus standing while taking blood pressure.
Primary pulmonary hypertension is generally classified as a disease of the lung, related to high blood-pressure. Essentially, the increased pressure causes some pulmonary arteries and veins to work at drastically different rates than others, creating an imbalance that can cause fatigue, shortness of breath, fainting, and a persistent cough.
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Pulmonary is a term that is relating to the lungs. When someone has a high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs, they would have pulmonary hypertension.
The code for hypertension is I10
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if it gets to bad yes
There are five different types of pulmonary hypertension including artery, venous, hypoxic, thromboembolic and miscellaneous. This disease can cause heart failure so it is very serious.
The cause of pulmonary hypertension is unknown. It is rare, affecting one people per-million. The illness most often occurs in young adults, especially women.