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Complications of Portal Hypertension
 • Hepatic Encephalopathy
 • Pulmonary: Hepatopulmonary syndrome, Portopulmonary hypertension, Hepatic hydrothorax
 •
Hepatopulmonary syndrome ... Portopulmonary hypertension ... Renal: Hepatorenal syndrome ... • Ascites: Spontaneous ... Complications #hepatology
Cirrhosis - Pathophysiology
 - Ascites Formation
 - Dilutional Hyponatremia
 - Hepatorenal Syndrome
 - Spontaneous Infections

#Cirrhosis #Pathophysiology
Cirrhosis - Pathophysiology ... - Ascites Formation ... - Hepatorenal Syndrome ... #Cirrhosis #Pathophysiology ... #hepatology #liver
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Causes of Ascites ... • Budd-Chiari syndrome ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... amzn.to/2LmUODZ #Ascites ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Hepatology
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Signs (DRESS Syndrome): Formerly known as drug hypersensitivity reaction, DRESS
represents
Systemic Signs (DRESS Syndrome ... Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD ... Images #Clinical #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #DRESS ... #Syndrome #DrugReaction
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Signs (DRESS Syndrome): Formerly known as drug hypersensitivity reaction, DRESS
represents
Systemic Signs (DRESS Syndrome ... Goldberg, M.D. - UCSD ... Images #Clinical #Dermatology ... #SkinRash #DRESS ... #Legs #Photo #UCSDH
Coagulation Cascade and Anticoagulant Sites of Action

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc https://twitter.com/AmyChung

#AntiCoagulation #Cascade #Anticoagulants #Medications #Pharmacology
Anticoagulant Sites ... #Pharmacology #Pathophysiology ... Mechanisms #DOAC #Hematology
Causes of Ascites
Normal Peritoneum
Portal hypertension (SAAG > 1.1 g/dL)
  1. Hepatic congestionl
Causes of Ascites ... Peritoneum Portal hypertension ... - Budd-Chiari syndrome ... - Nephrotic syndrome ... #differential #hepatology
Differential diagnosis of schistocytes / fragmentation hemolysis:
 • Thrombotic microangiopathies (TMA)
    - TTP
hemolytic-uremic syndrome ... Trousseau's • Malignant hypertension ... anemia" • HELLP syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #hematology
Tranexamic Acid: Mechanism of Action
 - TXA is an anti-fibrinolytic
 - TXA is a synthetic analog
lysine binding sites ... Tranexamic #Acid #pathophysiology ... #hematology #TXA
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Portal Hypertension ... of portal HTN: ascites ... and hepatorenal syndrome ... portal HTN: • Ascites ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology