Saudi Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension: General management for pulmonary hypertension

Abstract

Treatment of pulmonary hypertension (PH) patients is challenging and should only be initiated after a comprehensive diagnostic evaluation. Such treatment should ideally be done in specialized centers with full capability for hemodynamic measurements, having access to a broad range of PAH therapies, and adequate experience in the management of critically ill patients.The following discussion is intended to review the general measures and the non-specific (supportive) therapy used in managing PH patients, while the specific therapy will be discussed in a subsequent different article.

The Saudi Initiative for Asthma - 2016 update: Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma in adults and children

“…[ 1 ] Its impact is manifested in patients, their families, and the community as a whole in terms of lost work and school days, poor quality of life, frequent emergency department (ED) visits, hospitalizations, and deaths. [ 2 3 4 ] As part of the commitment of the Saudi Thoracic Society (STS) toward a long-term enhancement plan for promoting the best practice in the field of respiratory diseases,[ 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ] the Saudi Initiative for Asthma (SINA) was developed in 2009 with special attention to nonasthma specialists, including primary care and general practice physicians. [ 24 25 ] Sections related to asthma in children represent the views of a panel from the Saudi Pediatric Pulmonology Association, another subsidiary of the STS.…”