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Deciphering the SAAG - Serum to Ascites Albumin Gradient
Ascites is either made in the liver sinusoid
Deciphering the SAAG ... either made in the liver ... or not by the liver ... Scott Matherly @liverprof ... #Diagnosis #Hepatology
Diagnosis of ascites according to the serum ascites albumin gradient (SAAG)
SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 - Ascitic protein
albumin gradient (SAAG ... ) SAAG ≥ 1.1: ... syndrome, Massive liver ... albumin #gradient #hepatology ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign Cystic 
 • Cyst
 • Polycystic Liver Disease
 • Caroli's
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Adenoma • Abscess ... #Mass #Hepatology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cystic:
 • Benign 
     - Simple: Simple
Liver Mass - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Infectious: Abscess ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hepatology
Hepatic Abscess: Microbiology
Common Pathogens: E. Coli, K. pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes
Rare pathogens that can cause
Hepatic Abscess: ... pathogens that can cause ... hepatic abscesses ... #differential #causes ... #liver #hepatology
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Causes of Ascites ... Liver disease ... - Acute fatty liver ... peritonitis #Ascites #Causes ... #differential #hepatology
Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Non-Malignant • Fatty Liver ... Cholangitis • Abscess ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hepatology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
HTN: ascites (SAAG ... Post-Hepatic: • Cardiac causes ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... metastasis • Fatty liver ... #hepatology
Causes of Neutrophilia - Increased Neutrophils - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infection
 • Bacterial
 • Abscess
 • Viral
Medications
Causes of Neutrophilia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bacterial • Abscess ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Encephalitis, Brain Abscess ... Hypoxia, Uremia, Liver ... #Causes #neurology