title: Platypnea, orthodeoxia and cirrhosis.
abstract: It is estimated that 15% to 45% of patients with cirrhosis of the liver are hypoxemic without apparent lung or heart disease. This report reviews the association of orthostatic hypoxemia with hepatic dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: Division of Respiratory and Environmental Medicine, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, KY 40292.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Byrd
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.forename: B W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Joyce
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Roy
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D016683:Supine Position