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Ascites Differential Diagnosis Table - Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG)

SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 • Cirrhosis
 • Portal
Ascites Albumin Gradient ... (SAAG) SAAG ... /tamponade • IVC ... budd-chiari SAAG ... Serum #Albumin #Gradient
Diagnosis of ascites according to the serum ascites albumin gradient (SAAG)
SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 - Ascitic protein
ascites albumin gradient ... (SAAG) SAAG ≥ ... Budd-Chiari syndrome, IVC ... Tuberculosis #SAAG ... ascites #albumin #gradient
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
Hydronephrosis Grading
Grade I - Pelviectasis 
Grade II - Caliectasis (Major Calyces)
Grade III - Caliectasis (Minor Calyces)
Grade
Hydronephrosis Grading ... Calyces) Grade IV ... Thinning - POCUS ... Hydronephrosis #Grading ... #clinical #diagnosis
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
portal vein and IVC ... ) estimated by gradient ... >10 mmHg - clinically ... HTN: ascites (SAAG
Pulmonary Embolism on Multiple POCUS Windows
Is your patient's hemodynamic deterioration a consequence of pulmonary embolism? Triangulate
Embolism on Multiple POCUS ... PSAX) - Dilated IVC ... Embolism #AcutePE #clinical ... #POCUS #Windows
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 

The Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) grading system prototypes combining inferior
UltraSound (VExUS) grading ... inferior vena cava (IVC ... #Score #Scale #IVC ... Congestion #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Clinical #Grading
Tricuspid regurgitation on Color Doppler POCUS Echocardiogram

Tricuspid regurgitation.  High-pitched, holosystolic murmur best heard by lower
Color Doppler POCUS ... dilatation of the IVC ... regurgitation #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #clinical
Paracentesis on POCUS

Paracentesis to r/o SBP in pt with abd pain & fever; r/o SBP much
Paracentesis on ... POCUS Paracentesis ... twitter.com/EUSmkh #Paracentesis ... #POCUS #Ascites ... #Clinical #Ultrasound
Seagull Sign on POCUS - Celiac Artery Trunk Anatomy

Celiac trunk branching into hepatic and splenic arteries
Seagull Sign on POCUS ... differentiating it from the IVC ... Seagull #Sign #POCUS ... Trunk #labeled #clinical ... #pocus #ultrasound