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Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
absence of intrinsic lung ... • Platypnea - Dyspnea ... passage • Arterial blood ... on radioactive lung ... #treatment #hepatology
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
causes (chronic lung ... 3 Woods units, PA ... pressure < 15mmHg TREATMENT ... #diagnosis #management ... #hepatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
shunting causes mixed blood ... presence in the lower lung ... • Progressive dyspnea ... - decrease in PaO ... cirrhosis #diagnosis #hepatology
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
starting amiodarone treatment ... pneumonia, ARDS, DAH ... Dyspnea 3. ... Mortality has been ... #diagnosis #management
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Related Acute Lung ... Occurs between 0-6 hrs ... Presents as dyspnea ... bleeding - Hypotension ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Related Acute Lung ... Occurs between 0-6 hrs ... Presents as dyspnea ... ↑bleeding • Hypotension ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management