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Complications of Portal Hypertension
 • Hepatic Encephalopathy
 • Pulmonary: Hepatopulmonary syndrome, Portopulmonary hypertension, Hepatic hydrothorax
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Hepatopulmonary syndrome ... Renal: Hepatorenal syndrome ... • Ascites: Spontaneous ... Complications #hepatology ... #diagnosis
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Sinusoidal obstruction syndrome ... Portal Hypertension ... • Budd-Chiari syndrome ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... #Algorithm #Hepatology
Pancytopenia - Workup and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Consumption Disorders
 1. Autoimmune Mediated Pancytopenia
 2. Splenic Sequestration
Peripheral Destruction
Pancytopenia - Workup ... and Differential Diagnosis ... HLH syndrome 5. ... marrow failure syndrome ... #Hematology
Pancytopenia - Workup and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Consumption Disorders
 1. Autoimmune Mediated Pancytopenia
 2. Splenic Sequestration
Peripheral Destruction
Pancytopenia - Workup ... and Differential Diagnosis ... HLH syndrome 5 ... marrow failure syndrome ... #Hematology
Ascites Differential Diagnosis Table - Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG)

SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 • Cirrhosis
 • Portal
Diagnosis Table ... Cirrhosis • Portal ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Gradient #SAAG #hepatology
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Portal hypertension ... - Budd-Chiari syndrome ... - Nephrotic syndrome ... #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential #hepatology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Portal Hypertension ... - Differential Diagnosis ... and hepatorenal syndrome ... • Budd Chiari syndrome ... #causes #hepatology
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
Causes of Portal ... Hypertension According ... post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #hepatology
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS) - Diagnostic Criteria
HRS-AKI (Acute: previously known as HRS Type 1)
 • ↑ Creatinine
Hepatorenal Syndrome ... (HRS) - Diagnostic ... No haematuria, Normal ... #Hepatorenal #Syndrome ... #HRSNAKI #hepatology
Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG) - Differential Diagnosis
High albumin gradient (>1.1 g/dl):
 - Cirrhosis	
 - Alcoholic
- Differential Diagnosis ... thrombosis (Budd-Chiari syndrome ... ) - Portal vein ... cirrhosis - Nephrotic syndrome ... #hepatology