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Management and Complications of Cirrhosis and Ascites

Ascites Workup Algorithm
Ascites Management
Refractory Ascites
Hyponatremia
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP)
Hepatic Hydrothorax
AKI in
Management and Complications ... Algorithm Ascites Management ... Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP ... #gastroenterology ... #hepatology
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis 
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Chills 
 • Abdominal pain 
Diagnosis
• Chills • Abdominal ... stain/culture Management ... #Peritonitis #SBP ... #Diagnosis #Hepatology
 End Stage Liver Disease (Cirrhosis) - Complications 
 • Ascites
 • Esophageal Varices
 • Hepatic
Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP ... Complications #diagnosis #management ... #summary #hepatology
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Management of Abdominal ... Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO ... Gastroparesis • Chronic Gastric ... Distension #Bloating #Management ... Algorithm #Treatment #gastroenterology
Minnesota Tubes for Upper GI Bleeds
Minnesota tubes (MT) are typically placed in intubated patients with life-threatening
is a four-lumen gastric ... aspiration of gastric ... Sengstaken-Blakemore-tube (SBT ... Upper #GIBleed #management ... #instructions #gastroenterology
Dilated Stomach on POCUS

This coronal plane view of the stomach can be helpful in the setting
setting of an SBO ... Dilated #Stomach #Gastric ... #POCUS #abdominal ... clinical #anatomy #labeled
Ascites - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Paracentesis studies: cell count + differential, albumin, protein, culture
 • Serum-ascites-albumin-gradient
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Paracentesis ... hypertensive source • SBP ... suggests higher SBP ... #Summary #Hepatology
VIBES Mnemonic - Cirrhosis Checklist

V - Volume (Ascites/HRS)
I - Infection (SBP)
B - Bleeding (Variceal)
E - Hepatic
I - Infection (SBP ... Checklist #Mnemonic #Management ... #Diagnosis #Hepatology ... #Gastroenterology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Diagnosis ... Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... and Hepatology ... #gastroenterology
Gastric Ultrasound - Dilated Stomach with Layering Dependent Debris on POCUS

What is the best next step
Gastric Ultrasound ... this patient’s management ... placement-->3L gastric ... in this pt with sbo ... Labeled Schematic