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Dilated Abdominal Veins and Caput Medusae - Direction of Blood Flow

Vein Milking technique can be used
Dilated Abdominal ... Direction of Blood Flow ... anterior chest wall & abdominal ... physicalexam #diagnosis #hepatology ... obstruction #comparison #abdominal
Demonstrating Rostral Venous Flow of Caput Medusae in Portal Hypertension

We do the milking method as depicted
Rostral Venous Flow ... the direction of flow ... away from the umbilicus ... PhysicalExam #Milking #abdominal ... veins #cirrhosis #hepatology
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
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... JAK-2 Positive - Low ... 90%, Abnormal Abdominal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Better call hematology ... polycythemia comes in two general ... levels: realllly low ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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OR Abnormally low ... • Treatment algorithms ... evolving, but very general ... Summary #treatment #hematology
Bleeding Risk for Various Invasive/Surgical Procedures
Low Risk:
 • Dental extractions (1 or 2 teeth), endodontic (root
Surgical Procedures Low ... Risk: • Dental ... • Other intra-abdominal ... cholecystectomy, hernia ... • Major intra-abdominal
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Hepatitis - Management Algorithm ... >20) - Obtain abdominal ... N-acetylcysteine - Enteral ... Hepatitis #Management #Algorithm ... #hepatology
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
• Treatment algorithms ... evolving, but very general ... appropriate only for low ... Thrombocythemia #ET #hematology ... diagnosis #management #hematology