24. Choice C is the correct answer. Right heart cath is considered the gold standard for diagnosing pulmonary hypertension. Left heart cath is not as helpful because the pulmonary artery is in the right side of the heart. ECHO can be helpful for taking right heart measurements and can increase the suspicion for pulmonary hypertension. EKG also can show right ventricular hypertrophy but cannot definitively diagnose pulmonary hypertension.
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