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Diagnosis of ascites according to the serum ascites albumin gradient (SAAG)
SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 - Ascitic protein
albumin gradient (SAAG ... ) SAAG ≥ 1.1: ... Late Budd-Chiari syndrome ... #gradient #hepatology ... #differential #
Ascites Differential Diagnosis Table - Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG)

SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 • Cirrhosis
 • Portal
Ascites Differential ... ) SAAG ≥ 1.1: ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... #Differential # ... #hepatology
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
- Budd-Chiari syndrome ... - Alcoholic hepatitis ... - Nephrotic syndrome ... Causes #diagnosis #differential ... #hepatology #SAAG
Differential diagnosis of schistocytes / fragmentation hemolysis:
 • Thrombotic microangiopathies (TMA)
    - TTP
Differential diagnosis ... syndrome (ST-HUS ... • Severe B12 deficiency ... anemia" • HELLP syndrome ... #diagnosis #hematology
Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG) - Differential Diagnosis
High albumin gradient (>1.1 g/dl):
 - Cirrhosis	
 - Alcoholic
Gradient (SAAG) ... - Differential ... - Alcoholic hepatitis ... ischemia/infarction #SAAG ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Ascites - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic liver disease (cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis) - 80%
Underlying malignancy - 10%
Congestive heart
Ascites - Differential ... cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis ... Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #hepatology
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
) - HELLP syndrome ... uremic syndrome ... G6PD deficiency) ... Extravascular #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis

Congenital Diseases:
• GATA2 deficiency
• Fanconi’s anemia
• Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
• Ribosomopathy or telomeropathy

Cancer:
• Leukemia
• Lymphoma

Inflammatory
Pancytopenia - Differential ... Diseases: • GATA2 deficiency ... Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome ... Antibody-mediated hemolysis ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Inflammation - Hepatitis ... α1-antitrypsin deficiency ... disease (Budd-Chiari syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Hepatology #Cirrhosis
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
x (Hct / 45) / Maturation ... Factor The maturation ... deficiencies: Iron deficiency ... Production #Index #hematology ... #anemia #differential