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Ascites Differential Diagnosis Table - Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG)

SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 • Cirrhosis
 • Portal
Ascites Differential ... Diagnosis Table ... SAAG ≥ 1.1: • Cirrhosis ... • Portal vein ... Gradient #SAAG #hepatology
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Causes of Ascites ... - Differential ... - Hepatic: • Cirrhosis ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Hepatology
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
Approach and Differential ... common causes: cirrhosis ... one cause (e.g. cirrhosis ... auscultatory percussion, abdominal ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
- Differential ... HTN: ascites (SAAG ... Ascites protein ... #Hypertension #Differential ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Dilated Abdominal Veins and Caput Medusae - Direction of Blood Flow

Vein Milking technique can be used
Normal veins ... #Blood #Flow #physicalexam ... #diagnosis #hepatology ... #cirrhosis #obstruction ... #comparison #abdominal
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Normal Peritoneum ... Portal hypertension ... disease - Cirrhosis ... Causes #diagnosis #differential ... #hepatology #SAAG
Demonstrating Rostral Venous Flow of Caput Medusae in Portal Hypertension

We do the milking method as depicted
Caput Medusae in Portal ... #Hypertension #PhysicalExam ... #Milking #abdominal ... direction #veins #cirrhosis ... #hepatology
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
or secondary to cirrhosis ... , Abdominal trauma ... 3) Sinusoidal: Cirrhosis ... portalhypertension #phtn #differential ... diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG) - Differential Diagnosis
High albumin gradient (>1.1 g/dl):
 - Cirrhosis	
 - Alcoholic
Gradient (SAAG) - Differential ... >1.1 g/dl): - Cirrhosis ... syndrome) - Portal ... without cirrhosis ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Arterial Phase, Portal ... POCUS #radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table #appearance ... #hepatology