What is the most important noninvasive diagnostic test for evaluation of a patient with idiopathic pulmonary artery hypertension (IPAH)?
a. Posteroanterior chest radiograph
b. Physical examination
c. Pulmonary function testing
d. scan
ANS: D
The most important noninvasive test for IPAH is the lung scan, which helps to rule out the pos-sibility of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (a mimic of IPAH).
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