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Advanced liver disease can sometimes be associated with fluid around the lungs or changes in how oxygen passes into the blood. Heart or lung conditions can also cause breathlessness. A clinician can assess symptoms and decide whether you need urgent care, tests or a referral. If breathing is difficult now, seek emergency care.
Before you decide
- Describe when breathlessness started and what makes it worse.
- Bring your medicines and recent liver reports.
- Seek urgent care for severe or sudden breathing difficulty.
Tests and availability
The clinician may recommend oxygen measurement or other tests according to symptoms.
Common questions
Does shortness of breath mean my liver is worse?
Not necessarily. It can have several causes and needs a medical assessment.