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Complications of Portal Hypertension
 • Hepatic Encephalopathy
 • Pulmonary: Hepatopulmonary syndrome, Portopulmonary hypertension, Hepatic hydrothorax
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Hypertension • ... Encephalopathy • Pulmonary ... #Hypertension # ... Complications #hepatology ... #diagnosis
Demonstrating Rostral Venous Flow of Caput Medusae in Portal Hypertension

We do the milking method as depicted
Hypertension ... depicted in the video ... #Hypertension # ... PhysicalExam #Milking ... veins #cirrhosis #hepatology
Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
 • Idiopathic
 • Associated with:
Causes of Pulmonary ... Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pulmonary ... Disease - Portal ... Miscellaneous: • Hematologic
Differentiating PAH from PVH - Echocardiography
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH):
 • RV size - Enlarged
 • LA
Echocardiography Pulmonary ... Artery Hypertension ... Venous Hypertension ... Echocardiogram #comparison ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
infection - Portal ... Pulmonary hypertension ... Pulmonary hypertension ... multifactorial mechanisms Hematologic ... Classification #Diagnosis
Dilated Abdominal Veins and Caput Medusae - Direction of Blood Flow

Vein Milking technique can be used
Portal Hypertension ... : The normal physiology ... #Blood #Flow #physicalexam ... #diagnosis #hepatology ... #obstruction #comparison
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Presence of pulmonary ... a patient with portal ... RVSP) - Estimates pulmonary ... #diagnosis #management ... #hepatology
CHA2DS2VASc vs HAS-BLED scores for stroke risk and bleed risk on anticoagulation

C	Congestive Heart Failure	1

H	Hypertension	1

A2	Age >75	2

D	Diabetes Mellitus	1

S2	Stroke,
Failure 1 H Hypertension ... 1 A Abnormal ... CHADS2VASc #HASBLED #Comparison ... Anticoagulation #AFib #Diagnosis ... #Hematology
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis ... and Management ... 1928-1977) -> 50% diagnosed ... ; some normal BP ... may present with pulmonary
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
Hypertension (CTEPH ... Hypertension Definition ... Promising inhaled and oral ... #Hypertension # ... #management