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Portal Hypertension Classification by site of vascular obstruction
1) Post-hepatic Post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome
2) Intrahepatic Post-sinusoidal: Veno-occlusive disease
3)
Portal Hypertension ... Pre-sinusoidal: Portal ... sepsis (umbilical, portal ... to cirrhosis, Abdominal ... including surgery #Portal
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Erythrocytosis) - Differential ... Algorithm Relative - Normal ... Positive - Low/Normal ... Abdominal Ultrasound ... Erythrocytosis #Differential
Types of Urinary Incontinence
 - Stress Incontinence - The urethral sphincter is weakened so that transient
increases in intra abdominal ... stronger than normal ... and overcome the normal ... Incontinence #Types #Classification ... Causes #diagnosis #differential
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
Portal venous gas ... reflection on the differential ... in the hepatic portal ... traversing the portal ... UAlberta_Sono #portal
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... Pain Causes - Differential ... syndrome • Chronic portal ... intolerance • SIBO ... Chronic #Causes #Differential
Portal Venous Gas on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) secondary to Necrotizing Pancreatitis

Adult male with abdominal
Portal Venous Gas ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... Answer: Portal venous ... RJonesSonoEM #Portal ... #ultrasound
Pancreas on Abdominal POCUS

What structure is anterior to the splenic vein in this clip?
Resolution: The pancreas
Pancreas on Abdominal ... pointing to pt’s R, so ... #Pancreas #Normal ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
Exercise) -> Start Oral ... > Start Second Oral ... Hypertension, Overweight, Abdominal ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... algorithm #DM2 #DMII #Classification
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Hypertension - Differential ... disease - Renal ultrasound ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... ; MRA; abdominal ... Oral sodium loading
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Vasculitides - Differential ... - GI tract: abdominal ... - Recurrent oral ... Supply gut -> abdominal ... #rheumatology #classification