HEPATOPULMONARY SYNDROME

Course overview

HEPATOPULMONARY SYNDROME IS HYPOXEMIA DUE TO DILATED INTRAPULMONARY VASCULATURE IN THE PRESENCE OF LIVER DISEASE OR PORTAL HYPERTENSION. ITS A SERIOUS CONDITION AND CAN DEVELOP IN ANY PATIENT WITH CHRONIC OR ACUTE LIVER DISEASE. TO AVOID THE HIGH MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CONDITION, IT MUST BE PROMPTLY DIAGNOSED AND TREATED. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF HEPATOPULMONARY SYNDROME AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.