5 results
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 ... Serum #Albumin #Gradient ... #Differential #Analysis
Ascites - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Paracentesis studies: cell count + differential, albumin, protein, culture
 • Serum-ascites-albumin-gradient
Management Summary Paracentesis ... Serum-ascites-albumin-gradient ... (SAAG): > 1.1 g ... Summary #Hepatology #SAAG ... #paracentesis
High Flow Nasal Cannula
Putative beneficial mechanisms of high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) 
oxygen therapy. EELV, end-expiratory
Decreased hydrostatic capillary-alveolar ... gradient #hfnc ... highflownasalcannula #pathophysiology
The Starling and Revised Starling principle of fluid transport across capillary membranes.

a | According to the
transport across capillary ... arterial end of the capillary ... hydrostatic pressure gradient ... osmotic pressure gradient ... #Pathophysiology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
abnormalities PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... Intrapulmonary capillary ... = increased Aa gradient ... portal HTN • Aa gradient