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Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
HPS - Diagnosis:
 1. Patients with liver disease
 2. Alveolar-arterial oxygen gradient (AaP02) >15 mmHg
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... HPS - Diagnosis ... Patients with liver ... #diagnosis #management ... #classification
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) 

HPS-differential diagnosis:
1. Pulmonary vasculature
2. Diseases of the lung parenchyma
3. Pleura and diaphragm

HPS-diagnosis:
1. Patients
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... HPS-differential diagnosis ... Patients with liver ... HPS-severity classification ... Hepatopulmonary #Syndrome
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Kidney Injury - Classification ... a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome ... ) • Liver failure ... a.k.a. hepatorenal syndrome ... #diagnosis #nephrology
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 Classification ... Post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome ... Cirrhosis, Polycystic liver ... #Hypertension #Classification ... gastroenterology #diagnosis
Approach to the Hospitalized Patient with Cirrhosis
1) Recognize and Manage Decompensation
 • Ascites
 • Variceal Bleeding
• Hepatorenal Syndrome ... Portosystemic Shunt • Liver ... inpatient #Cirrhosis #diagnosis ... #treatment #management
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation Syndrome ... syndromes Clinical ... thrombocytopenia • Liver ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... #Diagnosis #Management
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Insufficiency, Liver ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... Dehydration Shock Treatment ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome ... 50% in nec fasc Diagnostic ... (2+): kidneys, liver ... necrosis STSS Treatment ... #STSS #treatment
Prevention and Treatment of Nutritional Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Types of Bariatric Surgery:
 • Adjustable Gastric Banding
Prevention and Treatment ... Surgery: • Dumping Syndrome ... Gallstones • Liver ... Bariatric #Surgery #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Treatment
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Diagnosis of ... heart failure, liver ... heart failure, liver ... heart failure, liver ... heart failure, liver