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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 ... Management Refractory ... Complications #diagnosis #management ... #gastroenterology ... #hepatology
Ascites - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

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Perform paracentesis:
 • Cell count and diff 
 • Total
Ascites - Differential ... SAAG and check ascites ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #gastroenterology ... #hepatology
Hypotension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
Hypotension in Anesthesiology ... - Differential ... Diagnosis and Management ... Head down position ... #Differential #
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
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autoantibodies: positive ... • Blood smear: Differential ... → schizocytes, Positive ... Anemia #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Diagnosis and Management ... Idiosyncratic #differential ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #gastroenterology ... #hepatology
Ascites - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Paracentesis studies: cell count + differential, albumin, protein, culture
 • Serum-ascites-albumin-gradient
Ascites - Diagnosis ... and Management ... : cell count + differential ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Summary #Hepatology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Diagnosis and Management ... Diagnosis: • Use a positive ... and Hepatology ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #gastroenterology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
develops (DIC, ascites ... infiltration) Differential ... Intrahepatic Cholestasis Management ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology ... obgyn #diagnosis #management
Transhepatic Intrajugular Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) 
Indications:
 • Ascites / Hepatic Hydrothorax
 • Variceal Bleeding
Cardiopulmonary, Renal, and
Indications: • Ascites ... Portosystemic #Shunt #Hepatology ... #Gastroenterology ... #Management
VIBES Mnemonic - Cirrhosis Management Checklist

V - Volume (Ascites, HRS)
	- Evaluate for Ascites, Edema, Hydrothorax, Hepatorenal
Mnemonic - Cirrhosis Management ... V - Volume (Ascites ... Checklist #Mnemonic #Management ... #Diagnosis #Hepatology ... #Gastroenterology