Background: Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) surveys allow patients to reflect on their hospital stay and provide standardized metrics for hospitals to improve the quality of care they provide. hospital administrators have a vested interest in earning strong HCAHPS scores, as this information is publicly available. One theorized way to improve […]

Case Presentation: INTRODUCTION:Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a complication seen in 4-7% of patients with chronic liver disease. The definitive treatment for HPS is liver transplantation (LT). A high index of suspicion is required to diagnose HPS. We present a perplexing case of HPS presenting with just hypoxia and orthodeoxia in the setting of liver disease.CASE […]