Have you ever wondered why we always recommend performing a diagnostic paracentesis on patients with cirrhosis when they are hospitalized? This is the study for you: https://www.cghjournal.org/article...
Nabeel Wahid
Treatment of alcohol use disorder in patients with cirrhosis is essential. Here is one RCT assessing whether baclofen is a safe and effective option! https://bit.ly/3HXb9Ll https://bit.ly/3HXb9Ll
Alex Vogel
NAFLD is a widespread etiology for liver disease in the pediatric population; however the gold standard for diagnosis, a liver biopsy, is an invasive procedure. This study sought to assess the...
Kayla Hartjes
In this series, we will talk about the natural history of variceal bleeding, current standard of care, patients defined as high risk for treatment failure, role of early TIPS and its limitations in...
Anahita Rabiee
You may have noticed that we often start antibiotics for patients with cirrhosis to prevent spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP). Have you ever wondered why?
Melissa Kaltenbach
Does targeting a higher albumin level via IV albumin infusions improve outcomes in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis? The ATTIRE study attempted to investigate just that. https://www.nejm.org/doi...
Erin Cleveland
61 year old male with alcohol-related cirrhosis presents with severe ascites. He had a therapeutic paracentesis with improvement in his ascites and underwent a surveillance EGD which showed large...
Tom Couri
Treatment options for HRS type-1 are limited and prior data for terlipressin was mixed. This RCT tried to shed further light on the efficacy of terlipressin. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056...
Lizzie Aby
Lactulose and Rifaximin (Xifaxan) are standards of care for the prevention of overt hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis. Have you ever wondered why? Join us! First, if you want a...
Alyson Kaplan
Adam and Alex talk with Dr. Elliot Tapper about mentorship and MedEd in a July 1 special.
Adam Winters
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