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Portal Hypertension Classification by site of vascular obstruction
1) Post-hepatic Post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome
2) Intrahepatic Post-sinusoidal: Veno-occlusive disease
3)
Classification ... site of vascular obstruction ... Cirrhosis, Polycystic liver ... to cirrhosis, Abdominal ... #Hypertension #Classification
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... disease • Acute liver ... • Sinusoidal obstruction ... Inferior vena cava obstruction ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Portal Venous Gas on Ultrasound
The most dramatic example I have seen of preterminal systemic intravascular and
Portal Venous Gas ... hellersound #Portal ... VenousGas #Ultrasound #Liver ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Abdominal
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
Causes of Portal ... Site of Vascular Obstruction ... pre-sinusoidal: Portal ... to cirrhosis, Abdominal ... Cirrhosis, Polycystic liver
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Chronic Disease Normal ... Renal Disease, Liver ... Reticulocytosis • Liver ... #Anemia #MCV #Classification
Portal Venous Gas on POCUS

Sick hypotensive patient. Obscure diagnosis in 2 mins. Notice the portal air
Portal Venous Gas ... on POCUS Sick ... ultrasound, reverb in liver ... Air #Clinical #POCUS ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Abnormal liver function ... tests algorithm ... extrahepatic biliary obstruction ... #LFTs #Abnormal ... #Algorithm #Hepatology
Abnormal Lipid Profiles - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Increased Cholesterol and Triglycerides 
 - Genetic Causes
Abnormal Lipid Profiles ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypothyroid • Obstructive ... Liver Disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Intrahepatic - Obstruction ... - If both are normal ... function may be abnormal ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Increased Destruction ... • Abnormal Sequestration ... Iatrogenic) • Liver ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm