Hepatorenal syndrome risk factors

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sunny Kumar MD [2]

Risk Factors

Risk factors include:

• Blood pressure that falls when a person rises or suddenly changes position (orthostatic hypotension)
• Use of medicines called diuretics ("water pill")
• Gastrointestinal bleeding
• Infection
• Recent abdominal fluid tap (paracentesis)