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Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Portal hypertension ... Liver disease ... - Acute fatty liver ... #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential #hepatology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
- Differential Diagnosis ... HTN Signs of portal ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... metastasis • Fatty liver ... #causes #hepatology
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Causes of Ascites ... - Differential Diagnosis ... disease • Acute liver ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Hepatology
Complications of Measles: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • ADEM -> Fever, headache, neck stiffness, BBD, mental
pain at site of oral ... • Hepatitis -> RUQ ... N/V, elevated liver ... Complications #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Clinical Examination for Liver and Biliary Diseases
1) Hands: Clubbing, Dupuytren's contracture, Leuconychia, Bruising, Flapping tremor (hepatic
Examination for Liver ... fluid, Dilated abdominal ... physicalexam #cirrhosis #liver ... #disease #signs ... #diagnosis
Deciphering the SAAG - Serum to Ascites Albumin Gradient
Ascites is either made in the liver sinusoid
either made in the liver ... or not by the liver ... sinusoid with (ie Portal ... Matherly @liverprof #Diagnosis ... #Hepatology #SAAG
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Gastrointestinal Manifestations
 - Thrombosis of vessels in the pancreas, Vasculitis -> Acute Pancreatitis
Pancreatitis - Elevated Liver ... Enteropathy -> Ascites ... Pseudo-Obstruction: Abdominal ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS

Sick hypotensive patient. Obscure diagnosis in 2 mins. Notice the portal air
on POCUS Sick ... Obscure diagnosis ... ultrasound, reverb in liver ... Air #Clinical #POCUS ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS

Adhikari's Image of the Wk: Portal vein gas! Can be an ominous
on POCUS Adhikari's ... ominous prognostic sign ... result of recent diagnostic ... #VenousGas #POCUS ... #Liver #Ultrasound
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... hepatocytes → Liver ... malaise) → Acute liver ... develops (DIC, ascites ... Transfer to a liver