Table 3. Key checkpoints in the evaluation of a dyspneic sarcoidosis patient.

1. Establish the suspicion of pulmonary hypertension via physical examination, chest imaging, pulmonary function testing with six-minute walk, and echocardiography

2. Confirm the diagnosis via right heart catheterization

3. Classify the predominant type(s) of pulmonary hypertension present

4. Determine disease severity

5. Select appropriate treatment