Back to Basics

The Hepatology Back to Basics series explores the basics of liver disease, including basic physiology along with inpatient and outpatient management of patients presenting with liver disease

Back to Basics

Back to Basics: Hepatorenal Syndrome

Beverly Kyalwazi

Begum Ozturk

Shyamal Sheth

October 23, 2024

Back to Basics

Back to Basics: Non-invasive Testing for Liver Fibrosis

John Grady

Vinay Jahagirdar

July 1, 2024

Back to Basics

Back to Basics: The Conundrum of Coagulopathy in Cirrhosis

Learning Points Review the basics of hemostasis Discuss coagulopathy that occurs in cirrhosis Highlight considerations and recommendations for management of periprocedural bleeding risk in patients...

Beverly Kyalwazi

June 5, 2024

Back to Basics

Back to Basics: ANA-lyzing Autoimmune Hepatitis

Learning points: 1. Recognize the differences between type 1 and 2 autoimmune hepatitis and clinical manifestations. 2. Describe a framework for the diagnostic evaluation for autoimmune hepatitis. 3...

Jeff Than

April 15, 2024

Back to Basics

Back to Basics: Iron Overload Unmasked

Learning Objectives: In this Back to Basic post, the learner will be able to: 1. Review the physiology of iron absorption. 2. Differentiate between primary and secondary iron overload. 3. Identify...

Adal Guzman

April 3, 2024

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Back to Basics: Outpatient Management of Cirrhosis

Learning Objectives In this Back to Basics series post, the learner will be able to: Review outpatient management of portal hypertension-related complications and hepatic encephalopathy. Learn who and...

John Grady

February 15, 2024

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Back to Basics: Decoding Hepatic Encephalopathy

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...

Vinay Jahagirdar

January 18, 2024

Back to Basics

Back to Basics: Liver Associated Enzymes

Beverly Kyalwazi

Adal Guzman

Jeff Than

November 17, 2023

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Mian Bilal Khalid

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Kamron Pourmand

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Back to Basics

Back to Basics: Hepatorenal Syndrome

Back to Basics: Non-invasive Testing for Liver Fibrosis

Back to Basics: The Conundrum of Coagulopathy in Cirrhosis

Back to Basics: ANA-lyzing Autoimmune Hepatitis

Back to Basics: Iron Overload Unmasked

Back to Basics: Outpatient Management of Cirrhosis

Back to Basics: Decoding Hepatic Encephalopathy

Back to Basics: Liver Associated Enzymes

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