Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease

Pulmonary vaso-occlusive disease

• Shortness of breath
• Fatigue on exertion
• Fainting
• Coughing up blood

Signs of high blood pressure in the veins of the lungs are seen with physical examination. Splitting of heart sounds may be present when the chest is examined with a stethoscope (auscultation). The jugular venous pressure may be elevated. There may be nail abnormalities (finger clubbing, an enlargement of the bases of the fingernails) and a bluish coloration of the skin due to lack of oxygen (cyanosis).

Tests can include:

• Arterial blood gases
• Chest x-ray
• Chest CT
• Cardiac catheterization
• Pulmonary angiogram
• Echocardiogram
• Lung biopsy