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Path: Liver 1 - Structure, Function, Dysfunction (iii) (Decompensated…
Path: Liver 1 - Structure, Function, Dysfunction (iii)
Portal HTN in cirrhosis
initiated by increased hep resistance to portal blood flow, HVPG rises
augmented by splanchnic vasodilation (via NO), increasing portal blood flow
blood supply originating from Coeliac, SMA + IMA (widely distributed to all abdo viscera)
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Decompensated cirrhosis
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infection (esp spontaneous bacterial peritonitis [SBP], infection of ascites)
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