PULMONARY ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION

Course overview

A PULMONARY ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION (PAVM) IS A RARE PULMONARY CONDITION DESCRIBED AS A PATHOLOGIC RIGHT-TO-LEFT SHUNT WHICH IMPAIRS GAS EXCHANGE AND NORMAL FILTRATION OF VENOUS BLOOD THROUGH THE PULMONARY CIRCULATION. PAVMS ARE MOST COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH HEREDITARY HEMORRHAGIC TELANGIECTASIA (HHT). THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PAVM TO PREVENT COMPLICATIONS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.