Paint Unfinished Basement Ceiling. We're considering tidying up our unfinished and essentially unused basement by painting the ceiling. We like the look of white, but realize that it would require gallons upon gallons of primer and paint, and also show quite a bit of imperfections.
Pulmonary cachexia is a prevalent, debilitating, and well-recognized feature of COPD associated with increased mortality and loss of peripheral and respiratory muscle function. The exact cause and underlying mechanisms of cachexia in COPD are still poorly understood.
Definition and Causes. Pulmonary hypertension is a hemodynamic state defined by a resting mean pulmonary artery pressure at or above 25 mm Hg. Because this definition is based on hemodynamic criteria, pulmonary hypertension can be the result of a variety of diseases of different causes. Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), however, should be distinctly differentiated from pulmonary venous hypertension resulting from left heart disease.