Hepatopulmonary syndrome is a condition in patients with liver disease that is characterized by arterial hypoxemia caused by pulmonary vasodilatation. Patients with Hepatopulmonary syndrome have dyspnea, which can be severe, in addition to other signs of hypoxemia such as cyanosis and digital clubbing. [More…]
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