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Disease encephalopathy
Phenotype C0020532|hypersplenism
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PubMedID- 26498833 However, the specific characteristics of cirrhotic populations, such as hypersplenism, hyperventilation associated with hepatic encephalopathy and hepatorenal syndrome, increase the difficulty of identifying episodes and the use of beta-blockers may modify the clinical and biochemical parameters used to identify sirs [10].
PubMedID- 24733601 In cirrhosis, the hyperdynamic circulation leads to tachycardia in the absence of infection, and conversely patients receiving β-blockers for prophylaxis of variceal bleeding have a reduced heart rate; hepatic encephalopathy may lead to tachypnea; hypersplenism decreases white blood cell count.

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