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Ascites Differential Diagnosis Table - Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG)

SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 • Cirrhosis
 • Portal
Differential Diagnosis Table ... Ascites Albumin Gradient ... /tamponade • IVC ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... Serum #Albumin #Gradient
Diagnosis of ascites according to the serum ascites albumin gradient (SAAG)
SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 - Ascitic protein
ascites albumin gradient ... (SAAG) SAAG ≥ ... Budd-Chiari syndrome, IVC ... ascites #albumin #gradient ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Periprosthetic Aortic Valve Regurgitation Grading
 • Vena Contracta Area
 • Circumference
 • Jet Length
Mild - Moderate
Regurgitation Grading ... Mild: 1) 0.1 cm2 VC ... Severe: 5) 0.7 cm2 VC ... #Classification ... #Criteria #Diagnosis
Diastolic Function Grading - Schematic diastolic filling patterns

I: impaired relaxation, II: moderate diastolic dysfunction (pseudonormal), III:
Diastolic Function Grading ... annular velocities, PVF ... #Classification ... #Grades #Criteria ... #Table #Assessment
Algorithm for Suspected SVC Syndrome

SVC syndrome suspected: Facial/arm/neck edema, distended neck/chest veins, facial plethora, dyspnea, cough,
SVC Syndrome ... SVC syndrome suspected ... syncope, etc SVC ... Syndrome Grading ... #diagnosis #management
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Diagnosis and Management ... TIPS West Haven Criteria ... supplementation, IV ... Encephalopathy #Grading ... #Classification
IGG-4 RELATED DISEASE

WHAT?
 • A chronic, immune-mediated fibroinflammatory disease with tumefactive infiltration of IgG4+ plasma cells
Cholangitis - mimics PSC ... • Essential Criteria ... complement • Classification ... 2019 ACR/EULAR Criteria ... IGG4 #Diagnosis #Management