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Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
) estimated by gradient ... Clues to non-cirrhotic ... /acute hepatitis ... Diagnosis #causes ... #hepatology
Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG) - Differential Diagnosis
High albumin gradient (>1.1 g/dl):
 - Cirrhosis	
 - Alcoholic
- Differential ... g/dl): - Cirrhosis ... - Alcoholic hepatitis ... - Acute fatty ... Diagnosis #hepatology
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Causes of Ascites ... - Hepatic: • Cirrhosis ... • Infiltrative disease ... • Acute liver ... #Hepatology #causes
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Causes of Ascites ... Liver disease ... - Cirrhosis ... #Causes #diagnosis ... hepatology #SAAG
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
< 1 • Cirrhosis ... • Gilbert's syndrome ... #chemistry #diagnosis ... #differential # ... Hepatology #transaminitis
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... Vascular Causes ... of Acute Liver ... < 1 • Cirrhosis ... #hepatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
liver disease characterized ... liver disease ... : jaundice, ascites ... #cirrhosis #diagnosis ... #hepatology