Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease (VOD)


Epidemiology

Relationship of Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease to Other Similar Diseases

Prevalence

Age

Sex

Risk Factors


Etiology

Idiopathic Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease

Familial Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease

Chemotherapy

Other Drugs

Connective Tissue Disease

Other


Physiology


Pathology


Diagnosis

Arterial Blood Gas (ABG)

Pulmonary Function Tests (PFT’s)

Exercise Test

Lung Biopsy

CXR Pattern

Chest CT Pattern

Ventilation/Perfusion (V/Q) Scan

Pulmonary Angiogram

Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)

Serology

CBC

EKG

Echo

Swan-Ganz (Pulmonary Artery) Catheterization

Cardiac Catheterization

Pleural Fluid


Clinical Manifestations

General Comments

Cardiovascular Manifestations

Pulmonary Manifestations

Rheumatologic Manifestations


Treatment

Pulmonary Vasodilators

Lung Transplantation (see Lung Transplant, [[Lung Transplant]])

Corticosteroids (see Corticosteroids, [[Corticosteroids]])

Anticoagulation

Azathioprine (Imuran) (see Azathioprine, [[Azathioprine]])


Prognosis


References