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==Physical Examination== | ==Physical Examination== | ||
Symptoms of portal hypertension include splenomegaly, [[caput medusae]], and thrombocytopenia. | |||
====Abdomen==== | ====Abdomen==== | ||
* [[Ascites]] (free fluid in the [[peritoneal cavity]]) | * [[Ascites]] (free fluid in the [[peritoneal cavity]]) | ||
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Overview
Physical Examination
Symptoms of portal hypertension include splenomegaly, caput medusae, and thrombocytopenia.
Abdomen
- Ascites (free fluid in the peritoneal cavity)
- Splenomegaly (enlargement of the spleen) with consequent sequestration there in of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets, together leading to mild pancytopenia
- Portacaval anastomoses - Hemorrhoids, caput medusae posing an ongoing risk of life-threatening hemorrhage.[1]
Neurologic
References
- ↑ Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:291