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

SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 • Cirrhosis
 • Portal
Ascites Differential ... Diagnosis Table ... Cirrhosis • Portal ... #Differential # ... Gradient #SAAG #hepatology
Table of Causes of Acute Liver Injury
#Diagnosis #Hepatology #Acute #Liver #Injury #Causes #Differential #Incidence #Table #Failure
Table of Causes ... of Acute Liver Injury ... #Diagnosis #Hepatology ... #Causes #Differential ... #Incidence #Table
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver Injury ... Levels: > 50x normal ... Patterns #Liver #Injury ... #hepatology #LFTs ... transaminitis #differential
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Causes of Ascites ... - Differential ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #Ascites ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Hepatology
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Normal Peritoneum ... Portal hypertension ... Portal vein occlusion ... Causes #diagnosis #differential ... #hepatology #SAAG
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS) - Diagnostic Criteria
HRS-AKI (Acute: previously known as HRS Type 1)
 • ↑ Creatinine
• Cirrhosis + ascites ... structural kidney injury ... No haematuria, Normal ... - Cirrhosis + ascites ... HRSAKI #HRSNAKI #hepatology
Deciphering the SAAG - Serum to Ascites Albumin Gradient
Ascites is either made in the liver sinusoid
SAAG - Serum to Ascites ... Albumin Gradient Ascites ... sinusoid with (ie Portal ... liverprof #Diagnosis #Hepatology ... Interpretation #Differential
Hepatic Masses on CT - Differential Diagnosis by CT Findings

Masses: Hemangioma, Adenoma, FNH, HCC, Fibrolamellar HCC,
Masses on CT - Differential ... Arterial Phase, Portal ... Masses #CT #CTA #differential ... diagnosis #liver #hepatology ... #radiology #mass
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
- Differential ... HTN: ascites (SAAG ... HTN: • Ascites ... #Hypertension #Differential ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS)
TIPS involves the creation of a low-resistance pathway between a hepatic vein
branch of the portal ... system, reducing portal ... interventional radiology ... • Refractory ascites ... Portosystemic #Shunt #hepatology