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Descriptor
English
:
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Síndrome Hepatopulmonar
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Síndrome Hepatopulmonar
Synonyms
English
:
Hepato Pulmonary Syndrome
Hepato-Pulmonary Syndrome
Hepato-Pulmonary Syndromes
Hepatopulmonary Syndromes
Syndrome, Hepato-Pulmonary
Syndrome, Hepatopulmonary
Syndromes, Hepato-Pulmonary
Syndromes, Hepatopulmonary
Tree Number:
C06.552.455
C08.381.385
Definition
English
:
A
syndrome
characterized by the clinical triad of advanced chronic liver
disease
, pulmonary vascular dilatations, and reduced arterial
oxygenation
(HYPOXEMIA) in the absence of intrinsic cardiopulmonary
disease
. This
syndrome
is common in the
patients
with
LIVER CIRRHOSIS
or portal
hypertension
(
HYPERTENSION
, PORTAL).
History Note
English
:
99
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
33764
Unique Identifier:
D020065
Occurrence in VHL
:
Similar:
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