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Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome: A Rare and Treatable Cause of Positional Dyspnea
Platypnea-orthodeoxia means low oxygen saturation and dyspnea in the upright posture which improves on lying down. The causes can be classified into the intrapulmonary shunt, intracardiac shunt, and ventilation-perfusion mismatch. A 62-year-old male presented with shortness of breath, which had wors...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7410398/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32782871 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9052 |