Gastroenterology

Hematology

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How do you counsel patients who experience diarrhea from mycophenolate mofetil (Cellcept)?

Do you generally recommend anti-diarrheals, dietary modifications, or consider this an unacceptable side effect and move to other therapies?

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How do you approach managing depression symptoms in patients who have had repeated high risk of bleeding?

When do you determine SSRI therapy is unsafe to pursue in such situations?

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When would you phlebotomize patients with secondary hemochromatosis, such as due to NAFLD/cirrhosis?

HFE gene mutations in C282Y and H63D are negative.

1 Answer available

What approaches can we take to initiate therapy and improve survival rates in patients with HLH?

1 Answer available

How long do you anticoagulate for cirrhosis patients who have portal vein thrombosis extending to the mesenteric veins?

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What initial workup do you perform when there is a concern for porphyria?

1 Answer available

Should all patients diagnosed with B12 deficiency get a baseline EGD?

Should they be placed on routine EGD surveillance and if yes at what intervals?

1 Answer available

Do you discontinue or adjust azathioprine when a patient develops elevated MCV after starting it?

When it seems fairly certain that this is a drug effect is it something that can just be monitored or requires a change in approach?

2 Answers available

Is prophylactic anticoagulation indicated in patients with frequent ulcerative colitis flares?

If so, what agent(s) do you prefer?

1 Answer available

With what agents can you replace PPIs if they cause thrombocytopenia?

1 Answer available

Should platelet transfusions be considered for anti-platelet agent reversal in patients with major bleeding?

1 Answer available

Do you routinely start anticoagulation for a patient with newly diagnosed hepatocellular carcinoma presenting with a portal venous thrombosis?

3 Answers available

Papers discussed in this category

Blood, 2020 Sep 10

Anticoagulant therapy for splanchnic vein thrombosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Blood Adv,

American Society of Hematology 2021 guidelines for management of venous thromboembolism: prevention and treatment in patients with cancer.

J Pharm Pract, 2019 Mar 27

Lansoprazole-Induced Thrombocytopenia in a Critically Ill Patient: A Case Report.

Blood, 2014 Oct 15

How I treat splanchnic vein thrombosis.

Therapeutic drug monitoring, 2022 Jun 01

Drug-Drug Interactions Between Mycophenolic Acid and Proton Pump Inhibitors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Pharmacological research, 2016 Aug 10

Bleeding risk under selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants: A meta-analysis of observational studies.

The Annals of pharmacotherapy, 2018 Aug 06

Clinical Management of Bleeding Risk With Antidepressants.

Am J Gastroenterol,

ACG Clinical Guideline: Hereditary Hemochromatosis.

Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association, 2016 Nov

Outcome of phlebotomy for treating nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Journal of hepatology, 2022 Jun 01

EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on haemochromatosis.

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