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Dilated Abdominal Veins and Caput Medusae - Direction of Blood Flow

Vein Milking technique can be used
Dilated Abdominal ... Veins and Caput ... determine the cause ... • Normal veins ... • Portal Hypertension
Chronic SVC Stenosis with Caudal Blood Flow of Dilated Abdominal Veins

60 y/o hx of seizures &
of Dilated Abdominal ... Veins 60 y/o ... wall veins. ... vein distention ... #veins #Clinical
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
vein and IVC, ( ... and free hepatic vein ... (hepatic vein clot ... vein thrombosis ... #hepatology
Demonstrating Rostral Venous Flow of Caput Medusae in Portal Hypertension

We do the milking method as depicted
Caput Medusae in Portal ... In this case the ... PhysicalExam #Milking #abdominal ... #direction #veins ... #cirrhosis #hepatology
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
Causes of Portal ... vein thrombosis ... to cirrhosis, Abdominal ... post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome ... #hepatology
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
vein. ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... variety of other causes ... venousgas #ultrasound #hepatology ... #liver #pocus #
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Common bacterial causes ... endocarditis) - Portal ... vein (from sources ... within abdominal ... differential #diagnosis #hepatology
Common Malignancies That Cause Ascites
The most common malignancies causing ascites are ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, gastric
ascites by portal ... hypertension or hepatic vein ... obstruction (Budd-Chiari syndrome ... Due to cancer-related ... Differential #Diagnosis #Hepatology