1999•Postgraduate Medical JournalOpen access

Hypoxaemia — think of the liver! Every internist should be aware of the hepatopulmonary syndrome

Mahesh S. Mokhashi

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Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by arterial hypoxaemia, liver disease, and intrapulmonary vascular dilatation. A case is reported in which severe hypoxaemia, detected by chance, led to the diagnosis of liver disease and hepatopulmonary syndrome.

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Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by arterial hypoxaemia, liver disease, and intrapulmonary vascular dilatation. A case is reported in which severe hypoxaemia, detected by chance, led to the diagnosis of liver disease and hepatopulmonary syndrome.

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Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by arterial hypoxaemia, liver disease, and intrapulmonary vascular dilatation. A case is reported in which severe hypoxaemia, detected by chance, led to the diagnosis of liver disease and hepatopulmonary syndrome.

Key concepts: Hepatopulmonary syndrome, Medicine, Liver disease, Hypoxemia, Internal medicine, Disease, Gastroenterology, Cardiology

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