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Ascites - Workup and Management

#Ascites #Workup #Diagnosis #Management #SAAG #Evaluation #SBP #Hepatology
Ascites - Workup and Management ... Ascites #Workup #Diagnosis ... #Management #SAAG ... #Evaluation #SBP
Ascites - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

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Perform paracentesis:
 • Cell count and diff 
 • Total
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup Algorithm ... • Perform paracentesis ... • Calculate SAAG ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Ascites - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Paracentesis studies: cell count + differential, albumin, protein, culture
 • Serum-ascites-albumin-gradient
Ascites - Diagnosis ... and Management ... hypertensive source • SBP ... suggests higher SBP ... #Hepatology #SAAG
Algorithm for the differentiation between simple and complex febrile seizures. Guidelines for evaluation of each. #Diagnosis
Algorithm for the ... between simple and complex ... #Diagnosis #Management ... FebrileSeizure #Fever ... #Seizure #Algorithm
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
Bacterial Peritonitis DIAGNOSTICS ... Paracentesis: ... if other signs (fever ... fluoroquinolone to complete ... #diagnosis #management
Secondary Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) 
 #Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm #SSBP #SpontaneousBacterialPeritonitis #Secondary #Peritonitis #BMJ
Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP ... ) #Diagnosis ... #Management #Algorithm ... #SSBP #SpontaneousBacterialPeritonitis
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Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis 
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Chills 
 • Abdominal pain 
Diagnosis
Clinical • Fever ... Abdominal pain Diagnosis ... stain/culture Management ... #Peritonitis #SBP ... #Diagnosis #Hepatology
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
uncharacterized fevers ... unformed) PNA diagnosed ... 3) Meningitis Diagnose ... (particularly complex ... Classification #Fever
Approach to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis. This algorithm provides a general approach
This algorithm provides ... and management ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hepatology #SBP ... #Algorithm #SpontaneousBacterialPeritonitis
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) #algorithm #diagnosis #management
bacterial peritonitis (SBP ... ) #algorithm #diagnosis ... #management