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Podcast: Healthy And Free Daily
Episode: Portal Hypertension - Causes of Portal Hypertension (Pre⧸Intra⧸Post Hepatic
Description: "...portal hypertension refers to a higher than normal blood pressure in the portal system a normal range for this pressure is 5 to 10 millimeters of mercury portal hypertension can also be defined as a portal pressure more than 5 millimeters of mercury higher than the pressure in the inferior vena cava so the portal system refers to the portal vein which drains River and the main vessels that link to the portal vein and Superior mesenteric vein which comes from the small intestines the splenic vein which of course carries blood from the spleen the inferior mesenteric connects onto the splenic...