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Diagnosis of ascites according to the serum ascites albumin gradient (SAAG)
SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 - Ascitic protein
serum ascites albumin ... syndrome, Massive liver ... #ascites #albumin ... #gradient #hepatology ... #differential #
Deciphering the SAAG - Serum to Ascites Albumin Gradient
Ascites is either made in the liver sinusoid
Deciphering the SAAG ... either made in the liver ... or not by the liver ... liverprof #Diagnosis #Hepatology ... Interpretation #Differential
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... infiltration) Differential ... Maternal Support - Critical ... #Pregnancy #hepatology ... #pathophysiology
Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG) - Differential Diagnosis
High albumin gradient (>1.1 g/dl):
 - Cirrhosis	
 - Alcoholic
- Differential ... ascites - Massive liver ... - Acute fatty liver ... #Gradient #Differential ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Hypertension - Differential ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... HTN: ascites (SAAG ... INR, bilirubin, albumin ... sarcoidosis) • Liver
Ascites - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Paracentesis studies: cell count + differential, albumin, protein, culture
 • Serum-ascites-albumin-gradient
Diagnosis and Management ... : cell count + differential ... (SAAG): > 1.1 g ... Ascites #Diagnosis #Management ... #Summary #Hepatology
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
should encourage critical ... reflection on the differential ... venousgas #ultrasound #hepatology ... #liver #pocus # ... clinical #air
Ulcerative Blastomycosis Skin Lesion
57 asymptomatic M from Indiana nonpruritic, painless, progressive skin lesion lower back x
Lives in an old ... organ involvement, Ag ... heaped up borders); differential ... Blastomycosis #SkinRash #dermatology ... #clinical #photo
Acute-phase Reactants Synthesized in the Liver 
Positive acute-phase reactants (concentrations increase with acute inflammation)
 - Immune-related
Synthesized in the Liver ... Serum amyloid A (SAA ... Transthyretin (TBPA) - Albumin ... #Synthesis #Hepatology ... #pathophysiology
Humoral Immunity - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Antigens (Ag) are produced from pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites)
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... : Ag-presenting ... cells are long-lived ... proliferate and differentiate ... Humoral #Immunity #pathophysiology