Elliot Tapper, MD

@ebtapper

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

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