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Disorders of the Hepatic and Mesenteric Circulation

Platelets in Cirrhosis
Hypercoagulability in Cirrhosis
Bleeding in Cirrhosis
Portal Vein Thrombosis (PVT)
Mesenteric
Portal Vein Thrombosis ... ) Budd Chiari Syndrome ... Circulation #Disorders #Hepatology ... Gastroenterology #diagnosis ... #Management
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
- Differential ... Diagnosis Portal ... and hepatorenal syndrome ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #hepatology
Ascites Differential Diagnosis Table - Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG)

SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 • Cirrhosis
 • Portal
Diagnosis Table ... SAAG ≥ 1.1: • Cirrhosis ... • Portal vein ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... Gradient #SAAG #hepatology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
ACLF) Clinical Guidelines ... those with CLD (± cirrhosis ... months without treatment ... #Hepatology #gastroenterology ... #management #diagnosis
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Causes of Ascites - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Hepatic: • Cirrhosis ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Hepatology #causes
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
or secondary to cirrhosis ... post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome ... portalhypertension #phtn #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #hepatology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... marrow) -dys- (abnormal ... only curative treatment ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology #oncology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Decreased Production:
 - Drugs (chemo, yang, sulfa, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, quinine,
Diagnosis Framework ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... sequestration: - Cirrhosis ... with portal HTN ... #hematology
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
- Diagnosis and ... Management • ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #hematology ... #differential
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Causes of Ascites Normal ... disease - Cirrhosis ... Ascites #Causes #diagnosis ... #differential # ... hepatology #SAAG