Cardiology MCQ 336: Platypnea-orthodeoxia

Platypnea-orthodeoxia has been described in:
a) Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation
b) Cirrhosis liver
c) Aortic aneurysm
d) All of the above

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d) All of the above

Platypnea-orthodeoxia is characterized by dyspnoea and systemic oxygen desaturation on assuming the sitting or standing position. Read more…

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Source: Cardiophile MD - October 8, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prof. Dr. Johnson Francis MD, DM, FACC, FRCP Edin, FRCP London Tags: Cardiology MCQ DM / DNB Cardiology Entrance Source Type: blogs