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Ascites Differential Diagnosis Table - Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG)

SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 • Cirrhosis
 • Portal
Albumin Gradient (SAAG ... ) SAAG ≥ 1.1: ... budd-chiari SAAG ... Albumin #Gradient #SAAG ... #hepatology
Ascites - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

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Perform paracentesis:
 • Cell count and diff 
 • Total
Ascites - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... • Calculate SAAG ... MatthewHoMD #Ascites #Differential ... gastroenterology #hepatology
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Peritoneum Portal hypertension ... (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL ... - Myxedema (SAAG ... Causes #diagnosis #differential ... #hepatology #SAAG
Deciphering the SAAG - Serum to Ascites Albumin Gradient
Ascites is either made in the liver sinusoid
Deciphering the SAAG ... fibrosis) High SAAG ... with (ie Portal Hypertension ... oncotic pressure Low SAAG ... #SAAG #Ascites
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Portal Hypertension ... - Differential ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... HTN: ascites (SAAG ... #Differential #
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
- Workup and Differential ... with previously stable ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... #Workup #causes ... #Differential #
Ascites - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Paracentesis studies: cell count + differential, albumin, protein, culture
 • Serum-ascites-albumin-gradient
: cell count + differential ... Serum-ascites-albumin-gradient (SAAG ... suggests portal hypertensive ... Management #Summary #Hepatology ... #SAAG #paracentesis
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... blood donor • Pathophysiology ... ) • Fever and hypotension ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Ulcerative Blastomycosis Skin Lesion
57 asymptomatic M from Indiana nonpruritic, painless, progressive skin lesion lower back x
an old house & works ... organ involvement, Ag ... heaped up borders); differential ... Blastomycosis #SkinRash #dermatology ... #clinical #photo
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Normal: < 1% Clinically ... bacteremia and hypotension ... #Bandemia #differential ... neutrophil #WBC #CBC #hematology ... #pathophysiology