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Mechanisms Driving Increased Thrombosis and Bleeding in Liver Disease
Increased Thrombosis 
Increased Platelet-Vesset Wall Interaction 
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Driving Increased Thrombosis ... Plasminogen • Incr PAI ... #Thrombosis ... Bleeding #Clot #Cirrhosis ... Pathophysiology #Hepatology
Ascites Differential Diagnosis Table - Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG)

SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 • Cirrhosis
 • Portal
Differential Diagnosis Table ... SAAG ≥ 1.1: • Cirrhosis ... • Portal vein thrombosis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... Gradient #SAAG #hepatology
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
Causes of Portal ... pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis ... or secondary to cirrhosis ... 3) Sinusoidal: Cirrhosis ... #hepatology
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
Thrombotic Microangiopathy ... testing for TTP #Thrombotic ... thrombocytopenia #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #Hematology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
to non-cirrhotic ... Intrahepatic: • Cirrhosis ... Primary biliary cirrhosis ... • Portal vein thrombosis ... #hepatology
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Causes of Ascites ... • Portal vein thrombosis ... - Hepatic: • Cirrhosis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #causes
Portal Vein Thrombosis (PVT) Treatment Algorithm
 - If concern for ischemic: anti-coag+multidisciplinary care
 - W/o cirrhosis+recent
Portal Vein Thrombosis ... multidisciplinary care - W/o cirrhosis ... tx - Cirrhosis ... : case-by-cased ... management #Algorithm #hepatology
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Venous Thrombosis ... atherosclerotic lesions ... considered in all cases ... coagulation and other causes ... pathophysiology #hematology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver Lesions ... Metastasis #Liver #Lesions ... differential #diagnosis #comparison ... #table #appearance ... #hepatology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal Venous Phase and Delayed
Appearance of Liver Lesions ... Metastasis #Liver #Lesions ... differential #diagnosis #comparison ... #table #appearance ... #hepatology