Posts by Vinay Jahagirdar

Prophylactic antibiotics to prevent spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in patients with cirrhosis have been widely adopted as a standard treatment approach since the early 1990s. Multiple...

Learning objectives In this Back to Basics series, the learner will be able to : Explain the role of ammonia in physiological changes in hepatic encephalopathy (HE) Formulate a diagnostic approach for...