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Abstract
This study was done to assess the pulmonary function in patients with liver cirrhosis.
The study included 50 patients with liver cirrhosis of different grades presented to National Liver Institute, Menoufiya University.
Inclusion criteria:
Patients with liver cirrhosis. Exclusion criteria:
1. Patients with cardiac diseases e.g ischemic heart disease
(IHD), congestive heart failure (CHF) and valvular heart
disease.
2. Patients with chronic intrinsic lung disease e.g chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bronchial asthma,
pneumonia and lung fibrosis.
3. Patients with pleural effusion.
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4. Patients with malignancy any where.
AH included patients were subjected to the following:
1. Thorough history taking and physical examination.
2. Laboratory investigations: liver function test including albumin,
prothrombin time and bilirubin.
3. X-ray of chest: posteroanterior view and lateral view.
4. Abdominal ultrasound.
5. Echocardiogram to exclude cardiac diseases.