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Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Causes of Ascites ... - Hepatic: • Cirrhosis ... • Budd-Chiari syndrome ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #causes
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
>10 mmHg - clinically ... HTN: ascites (SAAG ... Clues to non-cirrhotic ... Ascites protein ... #hepatology
Ascites Differential Diagnosis Table - Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG)

SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 • Cirrhosis
 • Portal
Ascites Differential ... SAAG ≥ 1.1: • Cirrhosis ... • Portal vein ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... Gradient #SAAG #hepatology
Complications of Portal Hypertension
 • Hepatic Encephalopathy
 • Pulmonary: Hepatopulmonary syndrome, Portopulmonary hypertension, Hepatic hydrothorax
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Hepatopulmonary syndrome ... hydrothorax • Cirrhotic ... Renal: Hepatorenal syndrome ... • Ascites: Spontaneous ... Complications #hepatology
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Causes of Ascites ... Normal Peritoneum ... - Budd-Chiari syndrome ... disease - Cirrhosis ... #differential #hepatology
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS) - Diagnostic Criteria
HRS-AKI (Acute: previously known as HRS Type 1)
 • ↑ Creatinine
Hepatorenal Syndrome ... No haematuria, Normal ... - No other cause ... - No other cause ... HRSAKI #HRSNAKI #hepatology
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
Causes of Portal ... or secondary to cirrhosis ... 3) Sinusoidal: Cirrhosis ... post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome ... #hepatology
Demonstrating Rostral Venous Flow of Caput Medusae in Portal Hypertension

We do the milking method as depicted
depicted in the video ... In this case the ... Milking #abdominal #clinical ... #veins #cirrhosis ... #hepatology
Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG) - Differential Diagnosis
High albumin gradient (>1.1 g/dl):
 - Cirrhosis	
 - Alcoholic
>1.1 g/dl): - Cirrhosis ... ) - Portal vein ... without cirrhosis ... - Nephrotic syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Decreased Production:
 - Drugs (chemo, yang, sulfa, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, quinine,
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... sequestration: - Cirrhosis ... with portal HTN ... Diagnosis #Framework #hematology