The Phase Gate Review methodology improves project effectiveness by reviewing all stages of the project from the initial selection process through the entire process of development to the final stages of closure.
Idiopathic hypertension redirects here. For the condition of raised blood pressure within the skull, see Idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Essential hypertension (also called primary hypertension or idiopathic hypertension) is the form of hypertension that by definition has no identifiable cause.
Portal hypertension is usually caused by liver cirrhosis or, less commonly, outflow obstruction from right-sided heart failure or Budd-Chiari syndrome. A SAAG value lower than 1.1g/dL indicates that the patient does not have portal hypertension-related ascites, and another cause of the ascites should be sought.