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VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 
Grade 0 - IVC grade < 3, HD grade 0,
VExUS - Venous Excess ... Score Grade 0 - IVC ... VExUS #Venous #Excess ... Congestion #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Clinical #Grading
Ascites Differential Diagnosis Table - Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG)

SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 • Cirrhosis
 • Portal
Ascites Differential ... Diagnosis Table ... Ascites Albumin Gradient ... /tamponade • IVC ... #Diagnosis #Table
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 

The Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) grading system prototypes combining inferior
UltraSound (VExUS) grading ... inferior vena cava (IVC ... #Score #Scale #IVC ... Congestion #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Clinical #Grading
POCUS Algorithm for Chest Pain

Integrating POCUS in crashing chest pain is complex. Know the views that
POCUS Algorithm ... Integrating POCUS ... narrowing the differential ... IVC + b-lines help ... #Algorithm #CriticalCare
Diagnosis of ascites according to the serum ascites albumin gradient (SAAG)
SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 - Ascitic protein
ascites albumin gradient ... Budd-Chiari syndrome, IVC ... ascites #albumin #gradient ... #hepatology #differential ... #diagnosis #algorithm
Venous Excess Ultrasound (VExUS) - Fluid Overload and Venous Congestion Assessment
Step 1: IVC Diameter: If >2cm,
Venous Excess Ultrasound ... Assessment Step 1: IVC ... no congestion): IVC ... VExUS #diagnosis #pocus ... #congestion #grading
Normal hepatic vein Doppler Ultrasound tracing
1) a large antegrade waveform (negative velocity) noted during early and
Doppler Ultrasound tracing ... pressure that exceeds ... IVC pressure, thus ... leading to flow ... #diagnosis #pocus
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... Oral sodium loading ... Mineralocorticoid excess ... #Hypertension #Differential ... Screening #Workup #table
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... that a lactate excess ... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... #typea #typeb #classification