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Portosystemic collaterals in Cirrhosis

Milking abdominal veins demonstrates centrifugal blood flow in caput medusae.

Dr. Boby Varkey Maramattom
collaterals in Cirrhosis ... Milking abdominal veins ... Milking #abdominal #veins ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #cirrhosis #hepatology
Ascites Differential Diagnosis Table - Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG)

SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 • Cirrhosis
 • Portal
Serum Ascites Albumin ... SAAG ≥ 1.1: • Cirrhosis ... • Portal vein ... #Table #Serum #Albumin ... Gradient #SAAG #hepatology
Diagnosis of ascites according to the serum ascites albumin gradient (SAAG)
SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 - Ascitic protein
serum ascites albumin ... protein ≤ 2.5 g/dL: Cirrhosis ... SAAG #ascites #albumin ... #gradient #hepatology ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Clues to non-cirrhotic ... INR, bilirubin, albumin ... Intrahepatic: • Cirrhosis ... Primary biliary cirrhosis ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Dilated Abdominal Veins and Caput Medusae - Direction of Blood Flow

Vein Milking technique can be used
Dilated Abdominal Veins ... Blood Flow Vein ... #Blood #Flow #physicalexam ... #diagnosis #hepatology ... #cirrhosis #obstruction
Demonstrating Rostral Venous Flow of Caput Medusae in Portal Hypertension

We do the milking method as depicted
#Hypertension #PhysicalExam ... flow #direction #veins ... #cirrhosis #hepatology
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Prehepatic: • Portal vein ... thrombosis • Splenic vein ... - Hepatic: • Cirrhosis ... #Hepatology #causes
Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG) - Differential Diagnosis
High albumin gradient (>1.1 g/dl):
 - Cirrhosis	
 - Alcoholic
>1.1 g/dl): - Cirrhosis ... failure - Hepatic vein ... syndrome) - Portal vein ... ascites without cirrhosis ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology
Milking abdominal veins - Demonstrating centrifugal blood flow in caput medusae

#Milking #abdominal #veins #caput #medusae #clinical
Milking abdominal veins ... Milking #abdominal #veins ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #cirrhosis #hepatology
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... Patients with cirrhosis ... including liver and hematologic ... transferrin-iron saturation ... hemochromatosis #algorithm