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

SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 • Cirrhosis
 • Portal
Ascites Differential Diagnosis ... Ascites Albumin Gradient ... /tamponade • IVC ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Serum #Albumin #Gradient
Diagnosis of ascites according to the serum ascites albumin gradient (SAAG)
SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 - Ascitic protein
Diagnosis of ascites ... ascites albumin gradient ... Budd-Chiari syndrome, IVC ... ascites #albumin #gradient ... #differential #diagnosis
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
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 ... Matherly @liverprof #Diagnosis ... Serum #Albumin #Gradient
Ascites - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Paracentesis studies: cell count + differential, albumin, protein, culture
 • Serum-ascites-albumin-gradient
Ascites - Diagnosis ... Serum-ascites-albumin-gradient ... (SAAG): > 1.1 g ... HershShroff #Ascites #Diagnosis ... Summary #Hepatology #SAAG
Tree analogy to classify severity of hydronephrosis.

Dr. Alan Chiem https://twitter.com/atchiem

#Diagnosis #POCUS #RenalUltrasound #Hydronephrosis #Tree #Analaogy #Severity
twitter.com/atchiem #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #RenalUltrasound ... Analaogy #Severity #Grading
Subjective tonsil grading scale (0, I, II, III, IV)

#tonsil #grading #grades #scale #diagnosis
Subjective tonsil grading ... 0, I, II, III, IV ... ) #tonsil #grading ... grades #scale #diagnosis
Periprosthetic Aortic Valve Regurgitation Grading
 • Vena Contracta Area
 • Circumference
 • Jet Length
Mild - Moderate
Regurgitation Grading ... Mild: 1) 0.1 cm2 VC ... Severe: 5) 0.7 cm2 VC ... Periprosthetic #Grading ... Classification #Criteria #Diagnosis
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
- Differential Diagnosis ... portal vein and IVC ... ) estimated by gradient ... HTN: ascites (SAAG ... #Differential #Diagnosis
VExUS - Venous Excess Ultrasound Score 

The Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) grading system prototypes combining inferior
UltraSound (VExUS) grading ... inferior vena cava (IVC ... #Congestion #Diagnosis ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Grading