Hepatopulmonary (hep-uh-toe-POOL-moe-nar-e) syndrome inokonzerwa nekuwedzera kweropa mutsinga dzemapapu, kunziwo kuwedzera, uye kuwanda. Iyi chirwere chinotapura mapapu evanhu vane chirwere chechiropa chakakura.
Kuchinja uku mumapapu kunoita kuti kuve kwakaoma kuti masero matsvuku eropa atange oksijeni. Zvadaro mapapu haakwanisi kutumira oksijeni yakakwana mumuviri. Izvi zvinoita kuti pave nehuwandu hushoma hweoksijeni mweropa, kunziwo hypoxemia.
Hazvisati zvazivikanwa kuti chirwere chechiropa chinobatanidzwa sei nechirwere chemapapu. Kusimudzwa kwechiropa (liver transplant) ndiyo chete mushonga wehepatopulmonary syndrome.
Kazhinji, hapana zviratidzo zve hepatopulmonary syndrome. Kana paine zviratidzo, zvinogona kusanganisira:
Hepatopulmonary syndrome inoitika kana ropa rinotakura ropa mumapapu nekumativi acho richikura, izvo zvinonziwo kuwedzera. Izvi zvinoita kuti oxygen ishome inofamba kubva mapapu ichienda muropa.
Chikonzero cheizvi hachizivikanwi. Uye hazvizivikanwi kuti nei vamwe vanhu vane chirwere chechiropa vachiwana hepatopulmonary syndrome nepo vamwe vasingawani.
Kuongororwa uku kunogona kubatsira kuona kana uine hepatopulmonary syndrome:
Kupihwa oksijeni, kunonzi supplemental oxygen therapy, ndiyo mushonga mukuru wekushaya mweya kunokonzerwa nekushomeka kweoksijeni mumuviri. Kusimudzirwa kwechiropa (liver transplant) ndiyo mushonga chete wehepatopulmonary syndrome.