| Spontaneous improvement in a patient with the hepatopulmonary syndrome assessed by serial exercise tests. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 8066574 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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A 37 year old patient with chronic active hepatitis progressing to cirrhosis presented with increasing breathlessness and was found to be hypoxic with finger clubbing. A progressive exercise study with measurement of oxygen saturation (SaO2) showed abnormally high ventilation and desaturation to 81% at 100 W. Serial studies over nearly two years showed, first, deterioration, then improvement with lower ventilation and higher saturation levels at all work loads. This could not be correlated with any change in treatment with azathioprine, prednisolone, or propranolol. |
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Authors:
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K B Saunders; S S Fernando; H R Dalton; A Joseph |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Thorax Volume: 49 ISSN: 0040-6376 ISO Abbreviation: Thorax Publication Date: 1994 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1994-09-19 Completed Date: 1994-09-19 Revised Date: 2009-11-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0417353 Medline TA: Thorax Country: ENGLAND |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 725-7 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Medicine, St George's Hospital and Medical School, London. |
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Adult Anoxia / drug therapy, physiopathology* Azathioprine / therapeutic use Exercise Test / methods Hepatitis, Chronic / physiopathology* Humans Liver Cirrhosis / drug therapy, physiopathology* Lung Diseases / drug therapy, physiopathology* Male Prednisolone / therapeutic use Propranolol / therapeutic use Remission, Spontaneous Syndrome |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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446-86-6/Azathioprine; 50-24-8/Prednisolone; 525-66-6/Propranolol |
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