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Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Portal hypertension ... Liver disease ... - Acute fatty liver ... Portal vein occlusion ... - Bile ascites
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Portal Hypertension ... HTN: ascites (SAAG ... HTN: • Ascites ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... metastasis • Fatty liver
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Diagnosis Algorithm Portal ... Prehepatic: • Portal ... Hypertension - Hepatic ... disease • Acute liver ... • Idiopathic portal
Deciphering the SAAG - Serum to Ascites Albumin Gradient
Ascites is either made in the liver sinusoid
either made in the liver ... sinusoid (hepatic ... or not by the liver ... The hepatic sinusoid ... sinusoid with (ie Portal
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... Arterial Phase, Portal ... precontrast, T1 portal ... arterial phase, T1 portal ... arterial phase, Portal
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
Portal venous gas ... on hepatic ultrasound ... portal venous system ... traversing the portal ... UAlberta_Sono #portal
Mobile "Pinball" Cardiac Thrombus on POCUS Echocardiogram

This cardiac thrombus seems to be having alot of fun.
Mobile "Pinball" ... Thrombus on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Heparin just seems ... #Cardiology #Ultrasound ... #Atrial
Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG) - Differential Diagnosis
High albumin gradient (>1.1 g/dl):
 - Cirrhosis	
 - Alcoholic
- Massive liver ... - Fulminant hepatic ... failure - Hepatic ... syndrome) - Portal ... - Acute fatty liver
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 

The Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) grading system prototypes combining inferior
waveform of the portal ... , hepatic and interlobular ... Hepatic Doppler ... still toward the liver ... Portal Doppler is
Large Mobile Left Atrial Thrombus on Transesophageal Echocardiogram

Female, 78 yo. HT & DM2. Admitted for severe
Atrial Thrombus ... Transesophageal Echocardiogram ... ECG: AF. ... #LA #TEE #Echocardiogram ... Transesophageal #Ultrasound