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Platypnea-orthodeoxia Syndrome in a Patient with Cryptogenic Liver Cirrhosis: An Elusive Cause of Hypoxemia
Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome (POS) has been defined as shortness of breath and hypoxemia in the upright position that improves with dorsal decubitus. This is a rare disorder caused by right-to-left shunts due to a persistent foramen ovale or pulmonary arteriovenous malformations. Hepatopulmonary s...
Autores principales: | Rojas, Edward, Aktas, Adem, Parikh, Hardik, Khawaja, Umar S, Pergament, Kathleen |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6411323/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30891386 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3846 |
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