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

SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 • Cirrhosis
 • Portal
Ascites Differential ... • Portal vein thrombosis ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... #Differential # ... Gradient #SAAG #hepatology
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
- Differential ... • Portal vein thrombosis ... • Splenic vein thrombosis ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Hepatology
Algorithm for workup of thrombocytopenia based on observation of the peripheral blood film. 
TTP/HUS indicates thrombotic
Algorithm for workup ... /HUS indicates thrombotic ... hemolytic uremic syndrome ... thrombocytopenia, Hematology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
- Differential ... • Nephrotic Syndrome ... Malignancy - Antiphospholipid ... pathophysiology #hematology ... #differential #
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Hypertension - Differential ... of portal HTN: ascites ... portal HTN: • Ascites ... • Portal vein thrombosis ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG) - Differential Diagnosis
High albumin gradient (>1.1 g/dl):
 - Cirrhosis	
 - Alcoholic
Gradient (SAAG) - Differential ... - Hepatic vein thrombosis ... (Budd-Chiari syndrome ... - Portal vein thrombosis ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APLS) Testing - Hypercoagulable Workup Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Vascular thrombosis
Antiphospholipid ... Syndrome (APLS) ... Hypercoagulable Workup ... or small-vessel thrombosis ... #Workup #Algorithm
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
microbiological techniques Work-up ... , extracardiac sites ... rheumatoid factor, antiphospholipid ... syndrome • Valve ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #differential
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... Supply: - AVM - Antiphospholipid ... Spinal artery thrombosis ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... #differential