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Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) 

HPS-differential diagnosis:
1. Pulmonary vasculature
2. Diseases of the lung parenchyma
3. Pleura and diaphragm

HPS-diagnosis:
1. Patients
Hepatopulmonary ... Alveolar-arterial ... HPS-severity classification ... Syndrome #HPS #hepatology ... #pulmonary #diagnosis
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary ... blood gas (ABC) ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... perfusion scanning or pulmonary ... LizzieAbyMD #hepatopulmonary
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
• Triggers: ATRA ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... or 15 days of ATRA ... #management #hematology ... #oncology