Case Report
Persistent Unexplained Dyspnea: A Case of Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
Table 1
Main clinical and laboratory parameters.
| Clinical parameters | | Temperature (°C) | 36.4 | Blood pressure (mmHg) | 110/45 | Mean heart rate (bpm) | 85 | Peripheral oxygen saturation in room air (%) | 82 | Partial pressure of oxygen in room air (mmHg) | 42 | Peripheral oxygen saturation (%) during oxygen treatment with a fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) of 60%, supine position | 97 | Peripheral oxygen saturation (%) during oxygen treatment with a fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) of 60%, sitting position | 95 |
| Laboratory findings | | Haemoglobin (g/dl) | 10,6 | Hematocrit (%) | 31,7 | Mean corpuscular volume (MCV, fl) | 107,5 | Platelet count (×103/μL) | 49 | White cell count (×103/μL) | 2,95 | International normalized ratio (INR) | 3,34 | Creatinine (mg/dl) | 0,79 | Azotemia (mg/dl) | 34 | Potassium (mEq/L) | 4,0 | Total bilirubin (mg/dl) | 1,74 | Conjugate bilirubin level (mg/dl) | 1,17 | Aspartate aminotransferase (AST/GOT, IU/L) | 73 | Alanine aminotransferase (ALT/GPT, IU/L) | 31 |
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