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Asterixis Flapping Tremor in Cirrhosis

#Asterixis #Flapping #Tremor #Cirrhosis #clinical #video #physicalexam #hepatology
Asterixis Flapping ... #Asterixis # ... #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... hepatology
Asterixis on Physical Exam

#Asterixis #PhysicalExam #clinical #video #cirrhosis #hepatology
Asterixis on Physical ... Exam #Asterixis ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video ... #cirrhosis #hepatology
Asterixis on Physical Exam

#Asterixis #PhysicalExam #clinical #video #cirrhosis #hepatology
Asterixis on Physical ... Exam #Asterixis ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video ... #cirrhosis #hepatology
Flapping tremors of Asterixis

DDx
- Decompensated cirrhosis or acute liver failure.
- Renal failure /azotemia.
- Respiratory failure with
Flapping tremors of Asterixis ... Decompensated cirrhosis ... barbiturates, etc) #Asterixis ... hyperammonemia #PhysicalExam ... clinical #diagnosis #video
Asterixis on Physical Exam

Asterixis, aka liver flap, indicates at least Grade 2 hepatic encephalopathy in a
Exam Asterixis ... a patient with cirrhosis ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video ... #cirrhosis #flap
Criss-Cross Gait on Physical Exam 

Seen in Glucose Transporter type 1 Deficiency Syndrome

#CrissCross #Criss #Cross #Gait
Criss-Cross Gait ... type 1 Deficiency Syndrome ... #Criss #Cross #Gait ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video
Portosystemic collaterals in Cirrhosis

Milking abdominal veins demonstrates centrifugal blood flow in caput medusae.

Dr. Boby Varkey Maramattom
collaterals in Cirrhosis ... medusae #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... cirrhosis #hepatology
Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Etiologies of Cirrhosis ... Primary biliary cirrhosis ... disease (Budd-Chiari syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Hepatology #Cirrhosis
Ascites - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic liver disease (cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis) - 80%
Underlying malignancy - 10%
Congestive heart
Ascites - Differential ... liver disease (cirrhosis ... failure - 3-5% Cirrhosis ... Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Diagnosis of ascites according to the serum ascites albumin gradient (SAAG)
SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 - Ascitic protein
protein ≤ 2.5 g/dL: Cirrhosis ... Late Budd-Chiari syndrome ... leak, Nephrotic syndrome ... albumin #gradient #hepatology ... #differential #