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Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
Causes of Portal ... or secondary to cirrhosis ... , Abdominal trauma ... 3) Sinusoidal: Cirrhosis ... #hepatology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
to non-cirrhotic ... Post-Hepatic: • Cardiac causes ... Intrahepatic: • Cirrhosis ... Primary biliary cirrhosis ... #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
Ascites Differential Diagnosis Table - Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG)

SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 • Cirrhosis
 • Portal
Differential Diagnosis Table ... SAAG ≥ 1.1: • Cirrhosis ... • Portal vein ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... Gradient #SAAG #hepatology
Dilated Abdominal Veins and Caput Medusae - Direction of Blood Flow

Vein Milking technique can be used
Dilated Abdominal ... determine the cause ... • Portal Hypertension ... physicalexam #diagnosis #hepatology ... #cirrhosis #obstruction
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Decreased Production:
 - Drugs (chemo, yang, sulfa, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, quinine,
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... Nutritional: B12, copper ... sequestration: - Cirrhosis ... with portal HTN ... Diagnosis #Framework #hematology
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Causes of Ascites ... Prehepatic: • Portal ... - Hepatic: • Cirrhosis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #causes
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
Causes of Splenomegaly ... Congestive • Cirrhosis ... Hepatic, Portal, ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Chronic SVC Stenosis with Caudal Blood Flow of Dilated Abdominal Veins

60 y/o hx of seizures &
of seizures & cirrhosis ... What is the cause ... - Portal HTN- ... this pt does have cirrhosis ... not typical for portal
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
Portal venous gas ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... variety of other causes ... venousgas #ultrasound #hepatology ... #liver #pocus #