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Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis 
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Chills 
 • Abdominal pain 
Diagnosis
• Chills • Abdominal ... • PMN > 250 cells ... stain/culture Management ... SBP #Diagnosis #Hepatology
Hepatic Portal Venous System Drainage Anatomy
1) Most of the blood from abdominal organs goes into the
the blood from abdominal ... System #Anatomy #Pathophysiology ... #Hepatology
Beta-Blockers in Cirrhosis
 • Pathophysiology
 • Indications:  Prevention of decompensation, Prevention of first variceal bleeding,
in Cirrhosis • Pathophysiology ... BetaBlockers #Cirrhosis #hepatology ... #management #pharmacology
Diagnostic criteria for Neutropenic Enterocolitis (NEC)
Major Criteria:
 • Neutropenia (ANC <500 x 10^9 cells/L)
 • Bowel
ANC <500 x 10^9 cells ... Criteria: • Abdominal ... analog scale) • Abdominal ... distention • Abdominal ... Diagnosis #criteria #hematology
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Management of Abdominal ... Definitions Pathophysiology ... Functional Bloating • Abdomino-phrenic ... EmoryGastroHep #Abdominal ... Distension #Bloating #Management
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology ... obgyn #diagnosis #management ... #pathophysiology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis and Management ... inflammation, Abdominal ... Bowel #Syndrome #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Sickle Cell Disease - Pathophysiology of disease and complications 

Due to the deformed shape, HbS induces
Cell Disease - Pathophysiology ... the sickle red cells ... SickleCell #Disease #Pathophysiology ... Complications #Hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Diagnosis and Management ... = funny-shaped cells ... acute leukemia Management ... MDS #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #hematology
POCUS - Regional Anesthesia - Trunk Local Nerve Block

 - Thoracic Paravertebral
 - Erector Spinae
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POCUS - Regional ... - Transversus Abdominis ... Plane #Management ... Nerve #Blocks #POCUS