Hepatopulmonary Syndrome is a combination of shortness of breath and hypoxemia caused by broadening of the blood vessels in the lungs of patients with liver disease.
Cause(s) : Chronic and acute liver failure can cause formation of microscopic intrapulmonary arteriovenous dilations.
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