Hepatopulmonary Syndrome: A Brief Review
Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a pulmonary complication of liver disease characterized by arterial hypoxemia. Mechanisms related to this event are diffusion-perfusion flaw, ventilation-perfusion (V/Q) mismatch, and direct arteriovenous shunts. Diagnosis of HPS is based on the presence of liver di...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2016-06-01
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| Series: | Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/rjim-2016-0015 |