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Deciphering the SAAG - Serum to Ascites Albumin Gradient
Ascites is either made in the liver sinusoid
Deciphering the SAAG ... Ascites Albumin Gradient ... fibrosis) High SAAG ... oncotic pressure Low SAAG ... Serum #Albumin #Gradient
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
) estimated by gradient ... sinusoidal) and free hepatic ... HTN: ascites (SAAG ... g/dl (suggest hepatic ... • Preserved hepatic
Ascites - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Paracentesis studies: cell count + differential, albumin, protein, culture
 • Serum-ascites-albumin-gradient
Diagnosis and Management ... Serum-ascites-albumin-gradient ... (SAAG): > 1.1 g ... Ascites #Diagnosis #Management ... Summary #Hepatology #SAAG
Commonly Used Clinical Grading Systems
 • Edema Grading Scale
 • Hepatic Encephalopathy Grading (West Haven Criteria)
Used Clinical Grading ... Systems • Edema Grading ... Scale • Hepatic ... Encephalopathy Grading ... #Systems #classification
Meigs Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Triad:
1) Pleural effusion + 
2) Ascites + 
3) Benign Ovarian
Diagnosis and Management ... cirrhosis c/b Hepatic ... transudative • SAAG ... diagnosis #ovarian #management
Hyphema - Blood in the Anterior Chamber - Grading

#Hyphema #Grading #Grades #Classification #Ophthalmology #Diagnosis #Management #Ocular
Anterior Chamber - Grading ... #Hyphema #Grading ... #Grades #Classification ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis #Management
Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG) - Differential Diagnosis
High albumin gradient (>1.1 g/dl):
 - Cirrhosis	
 - Alcoholic
Ascites Albumin Gradient ... (SAAG) - Differential ... - Fulminant hepatic ... failure - Hepatic ... ischemia/infarction #SAAG
Forrest Classification for Peptic Ulcer Bleeding
Rebleeding risks are without endoscopic intervention
1a - Spurting Bleed - 60-100%
Forrest Classification ... for Peptic Ulcer ... Re-bleeding #Forrest #Classification ... #Peptic #Ulcer ... Bleeding #Risks #Grading
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
HPS - Diagnosis:
 1. Patients with liver disease
 2. Alveolar-arterial oxygen gradient (AaP02) >15 mmHg
Alveolar-arterial oxygen gradient ... vasodilatation HPS Classification ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #classification
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Hepatic Encephalopathy ... Diagnosis and Management ... LizzieAbyMD #Hepatic ... Encephalopathy #Grading ... #Classification