Platypnea orthodeoxia: a 'laid-back' case of dyspnoea
Open Access
- 28 January 2013
- journal article
- case report
- Published by BMJ in BMJ Case Reports
- Vol. 2013 (jan28 1)
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2012-007810
Abstract
A man with end-stage liver disease who presented with shortness of breath. He exhibited clinical platypnea (worsening shortness of breath on sitting up) and orthodeoxia (oxygen desaturation on sitting up). Follow-up investigations led to the diagnosis of hepatopulmonary syndrome.Keywords
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