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Dilated Abdominal Veins and Caput Medusae - Direction of Blood Flow

Vein Milking technique can be used
Dilated Abdominal ... anterior chest wall & abdominal ... physicalexam #diagnosis #hepatology ... #obstruction #comparison ... #abdominal #veins
Distinguishing Between Paralytic vs Mechanical Ileus
Paralytic Ileus
 - Medical history: Frequent ulcer or gallstone pains or
pains or other abdominal ... complete stasis) - General ... carcinoma, gallstones, hernias ... intestinal stasis - General ... Mechanical #Ileus #comparison
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
auscultatory percussion, abdominal ... wall hernias (umbilical ... Analysis: 1) General ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... - Management Algorithm ... >20) - Obtain abdominal ... N-acetylcysteine - Enteral ... #hepatology
Localized Acute Abdominal Pain(<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac, pulmonary,
Localized Acute Abdominal ... Differential Diagnostic Algorithm ... Pyelonephritis • Hepatitis ... • Incarcerated hernia ... Localized #Acute #Abdominal