Hepatopulmonary syndrome differential diagnosis

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Soroush Seifirad, M.D.[2]

Overview

Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) must be differentiated from portopulmonary hypertension (PPH) and hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT).

Differentiating Hepatopulmonary Syndrome from other Diseases

Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) must be differentiated from portopulmonary hypertension (PPH) and hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT).

Differentiating hepatopulmonary syndrome from other diseases on the basis of pulse oximetry, arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis , contrast enhanced echocardiography; 99mTc scan: lung perfusion scintigraphy with technetium 99mTc labeled macro aggregated albumin, chest CT scan , pulmonary angiography, and pulmonary function test.

On the basis pulse oximetry, arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis , contrast enhanced echocardiography; 99mTc scan: lung perfusion scintigraphy with technetium 99mTc labeled macro aggregated albumin, chest CT scan , pulmonary angiography, and pulmonary function test, hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) must be differentiated from portopulmonary hypertension (PPH) and hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT).

Diseases Clinical manifestations Para-clinical findings Gold standard Additional findings
Symptoms Physical examination
Lab Findings Imaging Histopathology
Respiratory symptoms including, shortness of breath, clubbed fingers, and cyanosis. Chronic liver disease symptoms including,

Itching, easy bruising, abdominal fullness, decreased libido, abdominal distension, and fatigue.

Platypnea Orthodeoxia Chronic liver disease signs

including,

spider angioma, red palms, edema, gynecomastia

Lab 1 Lab 2 Lab 3 Imaging 1 Imaging 2 Imaging 3
Differential Diagnosis 1
Differential Diagnosis 2
Differential Diagnosis 3
Diseases Respiratory symptoms including, shortness of breath, clubbed fingers, and cyanosis. Chronic liver disease symptoms including,

Itching, easy bruising, abdominal fullness, decreased libido, abdominal distension, and fatigue.

Platypnea Orthodeoxia Chronic liver disease signs

including,

spider angioma, red palms, edema, gynecomastia

Lab 1 Lab 2 Lab 3 Imaging 1 Imaging 2 Imaging 3 Histopathology Gold standard Additional findings
Differential Diagnosis 4
Differential Diagnosis 5
Differential Diagnosis 6

Platypnea (increased shortness of breath when the body is in a vertical position) and orthodeoxia (3-10 mmHg reduction in РаО2 in capillary blood during transition from horizontal to vertical position)

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