First off PH is the overall disease and then there are different types of pulmonary hypertension of which pulmonary arterial hypertension or PAH is one. So even though I have PAH, I have PH.
But if you have PH it doesn’t necessarily mean that it is the pulmonary arterial hypertension form of pulmonary hypertension.

Now for what your respiratory therapist asked you. All PH patients have a pulmonary arterial pressure or pulmonary pressure whether it’s venous or arterial. And you should always know what your last pressure reading was. They can get an estimated pressure from an echocardiogram or an actual pressure from a heart catheterization, sometimes it needs to be a right heart catheterization sometimes it can be a left heart catheterization. That is the gold standard for diagnosing any form of pulmonary hypertension: the heart catheterization. For people with PAH, they require a right heart catheterization. People with CTEPH do not require a heart catheterization.

Have I confused you more or have I answered some questions?

I'm surprised that a respiratory therapist (unless you're an inpatient at the hospital, even then) should have your record and know. They should of also explained to you what it was. It's ok if you don't know, that what they are there to do, help you understand what going on. I'm glad you asked, hopefully we were able to help.

You should have access to your numbers just by checking your patient portals and looking under Test Results. From there you should have access to your reports to read and/or print out.

Thank you everyone. I will ask my cardiologist and/or my pulmonologists what my pressures are. My rehab is not directly associated with my hospital system. Thanks again.