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Complications of Portal Hypertension
 • Hepatic Encephalopathy
 • Pulmonary: Hepatopulmonary syndrome, Portopulmonary hypertension, Hepatic hydrothorax
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Complications of Portal Hypertension ... Portopulmonary hypertension ... Varices: Portal hypertensive ... Ascites: Spontaneous bacterial ... Complications #hepatology
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
hereditary pulmonary arterial ... hypertension; IPAH ... idiopathic pulmonary arterial ... hypertension; PCH ... #Workup #Algorithm
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
Diagnosis and Workup ... , abdomen) - Arterial ... stenosis (pulseless, hypertension ... Mycobacterium, Pyogenic bacteria ... Aortitis #Diagnosis #Workup
Management and Complications of Cirrhosis and Ascites

Ascites Workup Algorithm
Ascites Management
Refractory Ascites
Hyponatremia
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP)
Hepatic Hydrothorax
AKI in
Ascites Ascites Workup ... Hyponatremia Spontaneous Bacterial ... gastroenterology #hepatology
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Thrombosis vs Arterial ... THROMBOSIS Arterial ... Cholesterol Emboli Arterial ... Embolism #Venous #Arterial ... #pathophysiology
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
Hypercoagulable State Arterial ... risk actor for arterial ... - No other workup ... Hypercoagulable #Workup ... #hematology #diagnosis
NAFLD / NASH Progression Timeline
Healthy Liver → NAFLD/NASH → 0.25-3.2%/year → Cirrhotic NASH → 0.3-2.6%/year →
Factors: Obesity, Arterial ... hypertension, Diabetes ... Progression #Timeline #hepatology
Chronic Hypertensive Retinopathy: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension
Stage 1: Mild/vasoconstrictive
 • Acute and chronic vasospasm
Chronic Hypertensive ... Ophthalmic Artery Hypertension ... Diffuse and focal arterial ... thickening at the arteriole ... #Retinopathy #pathophysiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... Stroke Volume / Arterial ... less compliant arteries ... PP and systolic hypertension ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
Severe sepsis (hypotension ... Insert central and arterial ... to achieve mean arterial ... anaesthesia #Sepsis #Anesthesiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup