Pediatric Acute Liver Failure As outlined in the Liver Fellow Network post, Pediatric Acute Liver Failure: from Prompt Recognition and Management to Liver Transplant Considerations , pediatric acute...
Naseem Ravanbakhsh
Defining Pediatric Acute Liver Failure Pediatric acute liver failure (PALF) represents a medical emergency, characterized by the acute onset of hepatocellular damage manifesting as elevated hepatic...
Ana Coronado Reyna
Background: Biliary Atresia (BA) is the obstruction of bile flow due to progressive ascending destruction and obliteration of part or the entire extrahepatic biliary tree. It affects between one in 8...
Stephanie Segura, MD
Why is pediatric prioritization important? Ethical considerations Before discussing how pediatric patients are being prioritized on liver transplant waitlists, it is important to discuss the ethical...
Rebecca Mercedes
Read this post to better prepare you for your next NICU consult on neonatal liver failure!
Healthcare Transition for Pediatric Liver Transplant Patients Definitions Healthcare transition (HCT) is defined as the active process that addresses the medical, psychosocial, and educational...
Shruti Sakhuja
Sasha Deutsch-Link
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1600613522223594
Aaron Bennett
Quick recap of anatomy: Approximately, 2/3rd of blood supply to the liver is via the portal vein . Increase in amount of blood flow, resistance, or both will increase portal pressures . The changes in...
Anandini Suri
Hamza Khan
Put your knowledge to the test in this Clinical Pearls post reviewing prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment of HBV infections in pediatric patients!
Kanak Verma
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