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Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
- Budd-Chiari syndrome ... fibrosis - Acute ... Ascites #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential # ... hepatology #SAAG
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Diagnosis Portal ... HTN: ascites (SAAG ... Post-Hepatic: • Cardiac ... • Cirrhosis/acute ... #hepatology
Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG) - Differential Diagnosis
High albumin gradient (>1.1 g/dl):
 - Cirrhosis	
 - Alcoholic
) - Differential ... Diagnosis High ... hepatitis - Cardiac ... Veno-occlusive disease - Acute ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Ascites - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Paracentesis studies: cell count + differential, albumin, protein, culture
 • Serum-ascites-albumin-gradient
Ascites - Diagnosis ... and Management ... : cell count + differential ... g/dL, consider cardiac ... #Hepatology #SAAG
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
- ACS, AKI, acute ... lethargy, hematuria, cardiac ... with tetany or cardiac ... #TLS #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #hepatology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... • Rare: DAH, acute ... initiation • Differential ... Differentiation #Syndrome ... #management #hematology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... potentially be an acute ... Epigastric: Consider cardiac ... aneurysms • Acute ... #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Skeletal muscle, cardiac ... • Gilbert's syndrome ... liver #chemistry #diagnosis ... #differential # ... Hepatology #transaminitis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... Cardiac cath if ... acute coronary syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management