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Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... the absence of intrinsic ... diffusion-perfusion defect (Type 1) ... ) on room air Treatment ... #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... disease • Hepatic artery ... liver, Thrombosis, Emboli ... • Gilbert's syndrome ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
starting amiodarone treatment ... respiratory distress syndrome ... including: 1. ... embolism - ... macrophages Treatment
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
a triad of: 1) ... decreased RBC transit ... the left heart TREATMENT ... only definitive treatment ... cirrhosis #diagnosis #hepatology
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
liver disease and pulmonary ... 1. ... Early transit of ... hepatopulmonary syndrome ... Echocardiogram #clinical #pocus