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Dilated Abdominal Veins and Caput Medusae - Direction of Blood Flow

Vein Milking technique can be used
Dilated Abdominal ... Blood Flow Vein Milking ... determine the cause ... physicalexam #diagnosis #hepatology ... #veins #milking
Demonstrating Rostral Venous Flow of Caput Medusae in Portal Hypertension

We do the milking method as depicted
In this case the ... away from the umbilicus ... #PhysicalExam #Milking ... #abdominal #clinical ... veins #cirrhosis #hepatology
Chronic SVC Stenosis with Caudal Blood Flow of Dilated Abdominal Veins

60 y/o hx of seizures &
Flow of Dilated Abdominal ... What is the cause ... and below the umbilicus ... AWAY from the umbilicus ... ptfaddenMD #Milking
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
Causes of Portal ... Site of Vascular Obstruction ... due to sepsis (umbilical ... to cirrhosis, Abdominal ... #hepatology
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Acute biliary obstruction ... Hepatic Artery: Shock ... #Acute #algorithm ... #hepatology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
, Distributive Shock ... Artery Stenosis, Abdominal ... Post-Renal: • Obstruction ... Diagnosis #nephrology #causes ... #algorithm
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Vascular Causes ... Hepatic artery: Shock ... VZV • Trauma: Shock ... Intrahepatic - Obstruction ... #hepatology
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Hepatitis - Management Algorithm ... >20) - Obtain abdominal ... exclude other causes ... Multiorgan failure or shock ... #hepatology