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Complications of Portal Hypertension
 • Hepatic Encephalopathy
 • Pulmonary: Hepatopulmonary syndrome, Portopulmonary hypertension, Hepatic hydrothorax
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Hypertension • Hepatic ... Encephalopathy • Pulmonary ... hypertension, Hepatic ... hydrothorax • Cirrhotic ... Pancytopenia • Renal
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... - Oncotic • Cirrhosis ... Diaphragmatic: • Hepatic ... Malignancy • Pulmonary ... Pleural #Effusion #Pulmonary
Upper GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Upper GI bleed Suspected: Melena, hematemesis, coffee-ground emesis, BRBPR
Initial Stabilization
Concern for
Consult GI ± EGD Causes ... GI Bleed: • Peptic ... Ulcer Disease • Variceal ... idiopathic, liver, CTD, renal
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Exudative Effusion:
 - Pulmonary
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Causes of Pleural ... Effusion: - Pulmonary ... Failure • Renal ... Pressure • Cirrhosis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
ultrasound: A concerning ... of air in the hepatic ... variety of other causes ... portal #venousgas #ultrasound ... hepatology #liver #pocus
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
Causes of Hyponatremia ... • Drugs • Pulmonary ... GI losses • Renal ... heart failure • Cirrhosis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
Causes of Hyponatremia ... • Drugs • Pulmonary ... GI losses • Renal ... heart failure • Cirrhosis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
 • Neurologic: Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré, Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke
 • Renal:
Anosmia, Stroke • Renal ... Hematuria • Hepatic ... Gastrointestinal: Diarrhea, Nausea ... vein thrombosis, Pulmonary ... ischemia, Acute cor pulmonale
Classification of Jaundice
Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (predominantly indirect bilirubin)
 • Increased bilirubin production (eg, hemolytic anemias, hemolytic reactions,
reactions, hematoma, pulmonary ... eg, hepatitis, hepatic ... cirrhosis) Intrahepatic ... drugs, biliary cirrhosis ... miscellaneous causes
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS) - Diagnostic Criteria
HRS-AKI (Acute: previously known as HRS Type 1)
 • ↑ Creatinine
in 3 months • Cirrhosis ... haematuria, Normal renal ... ultrasound HRS-NAKI ... - No other cause ... - No other cause