@article{MRA, author = {Cesar Aguilar and Guadalupe Viridiana Ontiveros Guerra}, title = { Use of orthodeoxia by pulse oximetry in the detection of Hepatopulmonary Syndrome.}, journal = {Medical Research Archives}, volume = {5}, number = {8}, year = {2017}, keywords = {Orthodeoxia, Hepatic Deficiency, pulmonary vasodilatation.}, abstract = {Chronic Hepatic deficiency due to the ingestion of alcohol remains as one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in our country. From it a variety of complications arise, one of them is the Hepatopulmonary Syndrome, which usually goes unnoticed and undiagnosed; this syndrome is distinguished by the presence of hypoxemia and pulmonary vasodilation.  The gold standard to establish a diagnostic is contrasted Echocardiogram. No pathognomonic sign is known for this syndrome, which leads the present elaboration to evaluate the use of orthodeoxia by pulse oximetry as a screening test in the detection of Hepatopulmonary Syndrome cases. }, issn = {2375-1924}, url = {https://esmed.org/MRA/mra/article/view/1436} }