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Ascites - Workup and Management

#Ascites #Workup #Diagnosis #Management #SAAG #Evaluation #SBP #Hepatology
Ascites - Workup ... and Management ... #Ascites #Workup ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Evaluation #SBP #Hepatology
Management and Complications of Cirrhosis and Ascites

Ascites Workup Algorithm
Ascites Management
Refractory Ascites
Hyponatremia
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP)
Hepatic Hydrothorax
AKI in
Management and Complications ... Ascites Workup ... Management Refractory ... Complications #diagnosis #management ... gastroenterology #hepatology
Beta-Blockers in Cirrhosis
 • Pathophysiology
 • Indications:  Prevention of decompensation, Prevention of first variceal bleeding,
Indications: Prevention ... decompensation, Prevention ... variceal bleeding, Prevention ... BetaBlockers #Cirrhosis #hepatology ... #management #pharmacology
Xanthelasma: Yellow deposits apparent above and below eyes, due to infiltration with fat laden cells. This
with fat laden cells ... Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD ... Clinical #Photo #Dermatology ... Hypercholesterolemia #Eyelids #UCSDH
 End Stage Liver Disease (Cirrhosis) - Complications 
 • Ascites
 • Esophageal Varices
 • Hepatic
Complications • Ascites ... Complications #diagnosis #management ... #summary #hepatology
Medications for Prevention of Chronic Gout
Colchicine (Colcrys)
Pegloticase (Krystexxa)
Probenecid
Xanthine oxidase inhibitors:
 - Allopurinol (Zyloprim)
 - Febuxostat (Uloric)
#Chronic
Medications for Prevention ... Medications #Treatment #Management ... #AAFP #Rheumatology
Tranexamic Acid: Mechanism of Action
 - TXA is an anti-fibrinolytic
 - TXA is a synthetic analog
lysine binding sites ... binding fibrin → preventing ... pathophysiology #hematology
Preventing Decompensation in Cirrhosis 

cACLD, CSPH, and the Rule of Five
Prevention of Decompensation
Nonselective Beta Blockers (NSBB)
Preventing
Preventing Decompensation ... Rule of Five Prevention ... Blockers (NSBB) Preventing ... #treatment #management ... #hepatology #gastroenterology
Ascites - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Paracentesis studies: cell count + differential, albumin, protein, culture
 • Serum-ascites-albumin-gradient
Ascites - Diagnosis ... and Management ... x PMN%) > 250 cells ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Summary #Hepatology
Indications for Albumin for Management of Cirrhosis
 • Large volume paracentesis (>5 liter) - 8g per
for Albumin for Management ... 8g per liter of ascites ... #Indications #Management ... Cirrhosis #treatment #hepatology