Hematology

Portal Hypertension

Questions discussed in this category

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

2 Answers available

To what extent does the degree of thrombocytopenia correlate with the severity of cirrhosis?

1 Answer available

What is your preferred anticoagulant for acute portal vein thrombosis?

How does cirrhosis and/or underlying thrombophilia affect your decision?

1 Answer available

What is your standard workup and treatment for an incidentally-noted splanchnic vein thrombosis?

What is your duration of anticoagulation?

1 Answer available

Papers discussed in this category

Blood, 2014 Oct 15

How I treat splanchnic vein thrombosis.

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.

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