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Management and Complications of Cirrhosis and Ascites

Ascites Workup Algorithm
Ascites Management
Refractory Ascites
Hyponatremia
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP)
Hepatic Hydrothorax
AKI in
Management and Complications ... Ascites Management ... #Ascites #Complications ... #diagnosis #management ... gastroenterology #hepatology
Ascites - Workup and Management

#Ascites #Workup #Diagnosis #Management #SAAG #Evaluation #SBP #Hepatology
Ascites - Workup ... and Management ... #Ascites #Workup ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Evaluation #SBP #Hepatology
 End Stage Liver Disease (Cirrhosis) - Complications 
 • Ascites
 • Esophageal Varices
 • Hepatic
Liver Disease (Cirrhosis ... ) - Complications ... • Ascites ... #diagnosis #management ... #summary #hepatology
Complications of Portal Hypertension
 • Hepatic Encephalopathy
 • Pulmonary: Hepatopulmonary syndrome, Portopulmonary hypertension, Hepatic hydrothorax
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Complications of ... hydrothorax • Cirrhotic ... Hepatorenal syndrome • Ascites ... #Hypertension #Complications ... #hepatology #diagnosis
Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Sickle Cell Crises
Clinical Manifestations and Management

#Diagnosis #Management #Hematology #SickleCell
Evaluation and Management ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #SickleCell ... #Complications ... Manifestations #Workup
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
Ascites - Diagnostic ... dullness, puddle sign ... incisional). 3) Signs ... #workup #Differential ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Ascites Management Principles
Low Salt Diet - 2000 Mg Sodium
Fluid Restriction - Never
Work-horse Diuretic - Aldosterone Antagonist
Combination
Ascites Management ... Restriction - Never Work-horse ... @ebtapper #Ascites ... #Management #cirrhosis ... #hepatology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
- Differential Diagnosis ... significant portal HTN Signs ... of portal HTN: ascites ... portal HTN: • Ascites ... #causes #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ... quadrant discomfort Signs ... Raynaud's phenomenon, arthritis ... Primary #Biliary #Cirrhosis ... #hepatology
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
other orthopedic complications ... • Most common sites ... Osteomyelitis / Septic Arthritis ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #hematology