Caring for patients with liver disease @michiganliver and the VA; #cirrhosis; hepatic encephalopathy; frailty; optimal testing; father; husband. #livertwitter
#MedTweetorials
| A celebration of paracentesis | #tweetorial #Gastroenterology #GI #hepatology #QI #paracentesis #coagulopathy #SBP #cirrhosis |
| Elevated ferritin? Is it hemochromatosis? Probably not! | #diagnosis #diagnosticreasoning #hepatology #GI #gastroenterology #ferritin #diagnosis #hemachromotosis #acuteliverinjury #ALI |
| What’s the deal with pain control in #cirrhosis? | #pathophysiology #pharmacology #case #hepatology #livertwitter #GI #IM #cirrhosis #PainControl #CYPP450 #APAP #NSAIDs #opiates #tramadol |
| “The Hepatologist’s CBC” #cirrhosis #tweetorial all about the platelet | #pathophysiology #MedEd #physiology #Gastroenterology #GI #livertwitter #Cirrhosis #Coagulopathy #Platelets #PortalHypertension #Thrombopoeitin |
| Wilson’s Disease: Are we trying to diagnosis Wilson Disease or … do we just like to say ceruloplasmin? | #pathophysiology #EBM #GI #Hepatology #livertwitter #WilsonsDisease #Cu #Copper #Ceruloplasmin #RareDisease |
| Why is vibrio vulnificus so bad for people with liver disease? | #Pathophysiology #Question #Gastroenterology #GI #InfectiousDisease #ID #vibriovulnificus #vibrio #liverdisease #cirrhosis |
| How do we provide a prognosis of #cirrhosis? A #livertwitter #tweetorial Let’s go deep to the very first prognostic tools & see how everything old is new again. Keywords: Child class, MELD, Frailty | #Pathophysiology #Gastroenterology #GI #Prognosis #Cirrhosis #MELD #ChildPughScore #FrailtyIndex |
| Why is your pt’s ALT (or AST) >1000? A #livertwitter #tweetorial Take-homes: 1. Top 3 causes of acute liver injury 2. I always say it’s ischemic hepatitis; 50% of the time, I’m right every time | #Pathophysiology #Gastroenterology #GI #AcuteLiverInjury #Cirrhosis #ALT #AST #Transaminitis |
| What’s the deal with Ammonia in hepatic encephalopathy? A #cirrhosis QI #tweetorial | #Pathophysiology #Gastroenterology #GI #Ammonia #Cirrhosis #HepaticEncephalopathy |
| What is hepatorenal syndrome? | #Physiology #InternalMedicine #IM #Gastroenterology #GI #HepatorenalSyndrome #Hepatorenal #Cirrhosis |
| Portopulmonary hypertension (PPH) | #Pathophysiology #Gastroenterology #GI #PPH #PortopulmonaryHypertension #Cirrhosis #Hepatology |
| Hepatopulmonary Syndrome – | #Pathophysiology #Gastroenterology #GI #HepatopulmonarySyndrome #Cirrhosis #Hepatology |
| Hepatic encephalopathy in the hospital | #Gastroenterology #GI #HepaticEncephalopathy #lactulose #Cirrhosis #Hepatology |
| 30-day Readmissions in cirrhosis | #Gastroenterology #GI #30dayReadmission #Readmissions #Cirrhosis #Hepatology |
| What in the world is anti-smooth muscle antibody (SMA)!? | #Pathophysiology #Gastroenterology #GI #SMA #SmoothMuscleAntibody #AutoImmuneHepatitis |
| Ceruloplasmin! | #Pathophysiology#Gastroenterology #GI #WilsonDisease #Ceruloplasmin #LiverDisease |
| what is cirrhosis | #Pathophysiology #Gastroenterology #GI #Cirrhosis #WhatisCirrhosis #Liver |