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Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
in the portal vein ... and free hepatic vein ... Post-Hepatic: • Cardiac causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #hepatology
Dilated Abdominal Veins and Caput Medusae - Direction of Blood Flow

Vein Milking technique can be used
Dilated Abdominal Veins ... Blood Flow Vein ... determine the cause ... • Normal veins ... physicalexam #diagnosis #hepatology
Differential diagnosis for mediastinal masses based on compartment location

Dr. David Furfaro https://twitter.com/david_furfaro/

#mediastinal #mass #Differential #diagnosis #Pulmonary
for mediastinal masses ... on compartment location ... Differential #diagnosis #Pulmonary
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Causes of Ascites ... Prehepatic: • Portal vein ... thrombosis • Splenic vein ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #causes
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Cardiovascular Causes ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... Vasculature: - PE - Pulmonary ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology ... #pulmonary
Causes of Portal Hypertension According to Site of Vascular Obstruction
1) Prehepatic pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein thrombosis due
Causes of Portal ... pre-sinusoidal: Portal vein ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #hepatology
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
 •
syndrome, Portal vein ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #hepatology
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Noninfectious Causes ... infarction - Pulmonary ... Transfusion reaction - Pulmonary ... Pancreatitis - Deep vein ... Noninfectious #Causes
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Malignancy • Pulmonary ... Pleural #Effusion #Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #causes
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Vasculature • Hepatic Vein ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... Acute #algorithm #hepatology