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 End Stage Liver Disease (Cirrhosis) - Complications 
 • Ascites
 • Esophageal Varices
 • Hepatic
End Stage Liver Disease ... (Cirrhosis) - Complications ... Esophageal Varices • Hepatic ... Complications #diagnosis #management ... #summary #hepatology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
- Differential ... and hepatorenal syndrome ... • Budd Chiari syndrome ... Veno-occlusive disease ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
or secondary to cirrhosis ... 5) Post-hepatic ... post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome ... portalhypertension #phtn #differential ... diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Disorders of the Hepatic and Mesenteric Circulation

Platelets in Cirrhosis
Hypercoagulability in Cirrhosis
Bleeding in Cirrhosis
Portal Vein Thrombosis (PVT)
Mesenteric
Disorders of the Hepatic ... Portal Vein Thrombosis ... ) Budd Chiari Syndrome ... Circulation #Disorders #Hepatology ... Gastroenterology #diagnosis #Management
Ascites - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic liver disease (cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis) - 80%
Underlying malignancy - 10%
Congestive heart
Ascites - Differential ... Chronic liver disease ... Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome ... , Fulminant Hepatic ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
- Budd-Chiari syndrome ... - Cirrhosis ... - Nephrotic syndrome ... Causes #diagnosis #differential ... #hepatology #SAAG
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Causes of Ascites - Differential ... : • Cirrhosis ... • Infiltrative disease ... - Post-Hepatic: ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Hepatology
Portal Hypertension Classification by site of vascular obstruction
1) Post-hepatic Post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome
2) Intrahepatic Post-sinusoidal: Veno-occlusive disease
3)
obstruction 1) Post-hepatic ... Post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome ... 3) Sinusoidal: Cirrhosis ... or secondary to cirrhosis ... gastroenterology #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
Splenomegaly - Differential ... Congestive • Cirrhosis ... Hepatic, Portal, ... Spleen #Enlarged #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Driving Impairment in Cirrhosis and Hepatic Encephalopathy 
 - Advise patients not to drive ~3 months
Impairment in Cirrhosis ... and Hepatic Encephalopathy ... of comorbid diseases ... authorities for formal ... #management