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Search Results for Orthodeoxia
Abstract Number: 448
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: An 82 year-old presented with acute onset hypoxia after a laparoscopic subtotal gastrectomy for stage I gastric adenocarcinoma. Upon extubation, she had positional episodes of desaturation to 79% when sitting up, with other vitals signs normal and no dyspnea. Her oxygen saturation was 91% when supine. Her lungs were clear to auscultation bilaterally. […]
Abstract Number: 591
SHM Converge 2021
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 […]
Abstract Number: 614
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: An 89-year-old woman with hypertension, dementia, and vertebral fracture was admitted to another hospital because of hip pain after fall. Since she was also found to have oxygen desaturation, the patient was referred to our hospital for further workup. She denied dyspnea, cough, sputum, chest pain, palpitation, episode of aspiration, or fever. On […]
Abstract Number: 660
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 75 year old with non-alcoholic cirrhosis, heart failure preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and recurrent abdominal abscesses presented with platypnea orthodeoxia syndrome (POS) following diuresis. His oxygen saturation was 100% when lying flat and 78-80% when upright. Trans-esophageal echocardiogram confirmed a sinus venosus defect (SVD) with partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (PAPVR) of right […]
Abstract Number: 699
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: An 80-year-old Japanese woman presented to our hospital with dyspnea in the sitting and standing positions. Two months prior to her admission, she had presented to another hospital with multiple vertebral compression fractures. After being discharged from the hospital, she developed dyspnea in the sitting and standing positions. She also reported an episode […]
Abstract Number: 729
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: We describe a case of a 76 year old male with history of advanced centrilobular emphysema who developed platypnea and orthodeoxia. He was diagnosed with severe obstructive disease since 4 years and was on home oxygen. He had multiple admissions for dyspnea with treatment including supplemental oxygen, bronchodilators, steroids and antibiotics. His oxygen […]