Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Hypoxia
A 23-year-old woman with a history of surgically repaired pulmonary atresia and subsequent severe tricuspid, pulmonic regurgitation, and obesity class II (body mass index, 37.5 kg/m2) presented with 4 months of unexplained hypoxemia and dyspnea that began after an uncomplicated laparoscopic cholecys...
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| Main Authors: | Emily Strickland, Zachary Kerosky, Joseph Krivda, Takor Arrey-Mbi |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American College of Physicians
2023-02-01
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| Series: | Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases |
| Online Access: | https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2022.1124 |
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