Symptoms and Clinical Presentation of Liver Disease and Portal HTN

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Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs in approximately 20 % of hospitalized patients with cirrhosis and is associated with increased mortality. The most common causes of AKI in patients with cirrhosis...

One of the most important predictors of liver related morbidity and mortality is stage of liver fibrosis. This makes identifying and quantifying the degree of fibrosis extremely important to risk...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...