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Ascites - Workup and Management

#Ascites #Workup #Diagnosis #Management #SAAG #Evaluation #SBP #Hepatology
Ascites - Workup ... and Management ... #Ascites #Workup ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Evaluation #SBP #Hepatology
Management and Complications of Cirrhosis and Ascites

Ascites Workup Algorithm
Ascites Management
Refractory Ascites
Hyponatremia
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP)
Hepatic Hydrothorax
AKI in
Management and Complications ... Management Refractory ... Complications #diagnosis ... #management #gastroenterology ... #hepatology
REBEL Review 54: Thromboelastogram (TEG) Interpretation

R Time - Time to start forming clot 
K Time -
Thromboelastogram (TEG ... Time - Time to start ... amplitude of the TEG ... #hematology #interpretation ... #diagnosis #components
 End Stage Liver Disease (Cirrhosis) - Complications 
 • Ascites
 • Esophageal Varices
 • Hepatic
Complications • Ascites ... Complications #diagnosis ... #management #summary ... #hepatology
Thromboelastography (TEG) based therapy and Management

If r time prolonged -> FFP
If MA low -> plts/cryoprecipitate (if
Thromboelastography (TEG ... based therapy and Management ... Thromboelastography #TEG ... #Management #Diagnosis ... #Hematology #Thromboelastogram
Thromboelastography (TEG) Based Management
 - If R time prolonged -> FFP 
 - If MA low
Thromboelastography (TEG ... ) Based Management ... Thromboelastography #TEG ... #Management #treatment ... #diagnosis #hematology
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Likelihood, Diagnosis and Management
 - HIT Suspected
 - Calculate 4T Score
- Likelihood, Diagnosis ... and Management ... Calculate 4T Score - Start ... Thrombocytopenia #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hematology
Ascites Management Principles
Low Salt Diet - 2000 Mg Sodium
Fluid Restriction - Never
Work-horse Diuretic - Aldosterone Antagonist
Combination
Ascites Management ... Principles Low Salt ... @ebtapper #Ascites ... #Management #cirrhosis ... #hepatology
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis 
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Chills 
 • Abdominal pain 
Diagnosis
Abdominal pain Diagnosis ... PMN > 250 cells/mL ... stain/culture Management ... Peritonitis #SBP #Diagnosis ... #Hepatology
Thromboelastogram Interpretation
Reaction Time (R Value):
 - Time till initiation of fibrin clot
 - Treatment: FFP, protamine
K
minutes after MA/MCF ... Thromboelastogram #TEG ... Thromboelastography #diagnosis ... #coagulation #hematology