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Grades of Hepatic Encephalopathy - West Haven Criteria
 • Grade 1 - Inattention, euphoria/anxiety, altered sleep
Grades of Hepatic ... Encephalopathy ... WestHaven #Criteria #Hepatic ... #Encephalopathy ... #Grading #diagnosis
Commonly Used Clinical Grading Systems
 • Edema Grading Scale
 • Hepatic Encephalopathy Grading (West Haven Criteria)
Used Clinical Grading ... Scale • Hepatic ... Encephalopathy ... Grading (West Haven ... • Grady Coma
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Grading
Grade I: Generally alert, but with sleep irregularities, Mild confusion, Mildly slowed speech,
Hepatic Encephalopathy ... - Grading Grade ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Hepatic ... #Encephalopathy ... #Grading #diagnosis
Venous Excess Ultrasound (VExUS) - Fluid Overload and Venous Congestion Assessment
Step 1: IVC Diameter: If >2cm,
step 2 Step 2: Hepatic ... Interpretation: Grade ... ): IVC < 2cm Grade ... Abnl Patterns Grade ... #grading #grades
West Haven Criteria for Hepatic Encephalopathy Grading
Grade 1 
 - Trivial lack of awareness 
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Haven Criteria for Hepatic ... Encephalopathy ... Grading Grade 1 ... #Encephalopathy ... #Grading
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Hepatic Encephalopathy ... Diagnosis and Management ... LizzieAbyMD #Hepatic ... #Encephalopathy ... #Grading #Classification
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
rice/processed grains ... • Wernicke's Encephalopathy ... - High output congestive ... liver failure: Hepatic ... congestion due
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
anaerobe, SIow growing ... General malaise • Septic ... Renal failure, Encephalopathy ... Endocarditis, Septic ... infectiousdiseases #diagnosis #management
Los Angeles Classification of Reflux Esophagitis
Accurate endoscopic assessment of reflux esophagitis is vital in making accurate
decisions on patients' management ... this setting GRADE ... mucosal folds GRADE ... Esophagitis #diagnosis #grading ... #gastroenterology