Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Management and Complications of Cirrhosis and Ascites

Ascites Workup Algorithm
Ascites Management
Refractory Ascites
Hyponatremia
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP)
Hepatic Hydrothorax
AKI in
Management and Complications ... Management Refractory ... Peritonitis (SBP) Hepatic ... Complications #diagnosis #management ... gastroenterology #hepatology
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Likelihood, Diagnosis and Management
 - HIT Suspected
 - Calculate 4T Score
Thrombocytopenia ... Diagnosis and Management ... #Induced #Thrombocytopenia ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology
Ascites - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic liver disease (cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis) - 80%
Underlying malignancy - 10%
Congestive heart
Ascites - Differential ... Chronic liver disease ... , Fulminant Hepatic ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #hepatology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Hypertension - Differential ... of portal HTN: ascites ... hypersplenism and related thrombocytopenia ... portal HTN: β€’ Ascites ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology
 End Stage Liver Disease (Cirrhosis) - Complications 
 β€’ Ascites
 β€’ Esophageal Varices
 β€’ Hepatic
End Stage Liver Disease ... Complications β€’ Ascites ... Esophageal Varices β€’ Hepatic ... Complications #diagnosis #management ... #summary #hepatology
Complications of Portal Hypertension
 β€’ Hepatic Encephalopathy
 β€’ Pulmonary: Hepatopulmonary syndrome, Portopulmonary hypertension, Hepatic hydrothorax
 β€’
Hypertension β€’ Hepatic ... Encephalopathy β€’ Pulmonary ... hypertension, Hepatic ... Hepatorenal syndrome β€’ Ascites ... Complications #hepatology
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 β€’ Portal vein thrombosis
 β€’ Splenic
- Differential ... Hypertension - Hepatic ... β€’ Infiltrative disease ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Hepatology
Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS)
TIPS involves the creation of a low-resistance pathway between a hepatic vein
pathway between a hepatic ... β€’ Refractory ascites ... coagulopathy and/or thrombocytopenia ... thrombosis β€’ Hepatic ... Portosystemic #Shunt #hepatology
Liver Mass Differential Diagnosis
Solid:
 β€’ Benign: Hepatic Hemangioma, Focal nodular hyperplasia, Hepatocellular adenoma, Regenerative nodules
 β€’
Liver Mass Differential ... Solid: β€’ Benign: Hepatic ... Polycystic liver disease ... #Liver #Mass #Differential ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) 

HPS-differential diagnosis:
1. Pulmonary vasculature
2. Diseases of the lung parenchyma
3. Pleura and diaphragm

HPS-diagnosis:
1. Patients
(HPS) HPS-differential ... Pulmonary vasculature ... Diseases of the ... Syndrome #HPS #hepatology ... #pulmonary #diagnosis