Hypoxaemia - think of the liver! Every internist should be aware of the hepatopulmonary syndrome

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 883, 1999, Pages 295-297

  Mokhashi, Mahesh S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hepatopulmonary syndrome; Hypoxaemia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HEPATOPULMONARY SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LIVER DISEASE; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; MALE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0032919401     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.75.883.295     Document Type: Article

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