Case Study Pulmonary Hypertension

Medical conditions are scary and the conditions are even more devastating when it is your loved one that is given the diagnosis. Several emotions flood the mind at the exact moment the news is disclosed to the family. Recently, a 48 year old, female that was considered to be a beloved mother, wife, and daughter, was diagnosed with a rare medical condition known as Pulmonary Hypertension which affects the pressures in the heart and lungs. The disease had been misdiagnosed over a year before a very special doctor gave the family hope; this is Helen’s journey with a terminal illness.
Beginning the spring of 2015, Helen’s symptoms were present. She thought she had a cold due to the weather change. Helen was experiencing a cough, runny nose, shortness of breath, and tiredness; she felt miserable. Her husband, Paul, recalls telling her to go to the doctor because the symptoms persisted longer than the length …show more content…
A specialist doctor had to be located and agree to take the case. Thankfully, the young doctor continuous worked to find a hospital that had a bed available; he located a bed at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, KY. The nurses and doctors were super friendly and helpful to Helen and her family. The staff explained the condition and treatment in a non-complicated way while working like honey bees to stabilize Helen. After 3 weeks, Helen came off the ventilator and she was able to carry on a conversation with the hospital staff and family. Paul reminiscences of how wonderful it was to hear Helen’s voice while remember she was not out of the woods. The family waited patiently for an updated report on Helen; the doctors informed the family that she would have to be on a pulmonary hypertension pump the rest of her life to stay alive. Furthermore, the family was informed that she would need a liver