Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) 



HPS-differential diagnosis:

1. Pulmonary vasculature

2. Diseases of the lung parenchyma

3. Pleura and diaphragm



HPS-diagnosis:

1. Patients with liver disease

2. Alveolar-arterial oxygen gradient (AaPO2) >15 mmHg or >20 mmHg in patients >64 years

3. Intrapulmonary vasodilatation



HPS-severity classification



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