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It has a longer half-life than epoprostenol
It is also shown to have a survival benefit
It has a higher cost than epoprostenol
It is stable at room temperature without a need for a back-up cassette.
It is a prostacyclin analog
1.0 - 2.0
1.5 - 2.5
2.0 - 3.0
2.5 - 3.5
Medication safety
Optimizing medical regimens
Patient education and adherence
Quality improvement
There is a large amount of long-term data for the therapies of PAH
Prostacyclin dosage forms must be considered
Costs and convenience must be considered
Pharmacists are important in the therapy
Vasoconstriction is an issue
Vascular wall remodeling is an issue
There is a cure for PAH
The balance of vasoconstriction and vasodilation may indicate PAH
True
False
It is safe to use in pregnant women
It is a tissue selective ET-1 receptor antagonist
Hepatotoxicity is a concern
Drug interactions are a cocnern
It is a prostacyclin analog
It is approved for PAH WHO class 3 or 4 symptoms
Very few doses are given per day
There is a significant improvement in 6MWD and hemodynamics
CCBs have a selective effect on vascular smooth muscle
Normal physiologic doses are sufficient for treatment purposes
Adverse effects must be considered
Long-term clinical response is less than 10%
It is an ET-1 receptor agonist
It is safe to use in pregnant women
It is highly selective for the endothelin A (ETa) receptor
It has many drug interactions
Sildenafil is shorter-acting while tadalafil is longer-acting
Sildenafil is TID dosing while tadalafil is QD dosing
Flushing and hypotension are two concerns with both drugs
Exercise ability is improved with both drugs
Nitrates can be safely used with both drugs
The disease affects men much more than women
Non-specific symptoms such as fatigue and edema present clinically
Catheterization is required when PH is suspected
Underlying causes and PCWP or LVEDP are evaluated
PH has many underlying etiologies
The disease affects the left side of the heart
The hemodynamic definition of PH is a mean pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP) greater than or equal to 25 mmHg
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a subset of PH
The drug is a prostacyclin analog
There are two products: Flolan and Veletri
The drug improves mortality
The drug is selective
It is a non-selective ETa antagonist
Teratogenicity is an issue
Drug interactions are still concerning
All of the above
It is a soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) stimulator
It can be used in patients with renal failure
Teratogenicity and hepatotoicity are concerns
There are many drug interactions
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