Hepatology

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Would you consider long term avatrombopag use in patients with cirrhosis requiring higher platelet counts for medical therapy?

For example, someone needing a higher platelet count for dual antiplatelet agent use after coronary stent placement.

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Do you obtain liver biopsy to confirm the diagnosis of cirrhosis if cirrhotic liver morphology is noted on imaging?

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Is there a role for use of GLP-1/GIP receptor agonists in the management of substance use disorders, whether or not they meet other inclusion criteria for their use?

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What is your approach to managing concurrent severe SIADH and large-volume malignant ascites when aggressive volume removal appears to exacerbate both symptoms and hyponatremia?

For example, would you consider alternatives to paracentesis (Denver shunt placement, CART therapy, or permanent tunneled catheters) that might better...

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What is your standard diagnostic workup to confirm GVHD in a patient post-BMT with skin rash and jaundice?

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How do you approach restarting immunotherapy in a patient with metastatic melanoma who previously developed immune-mediated hepatitis (Grade 3), with liver enzymes now back to baseline levels?

Given the improvement in liver function, what factors should be considered before reinitiating immunotherapy?"

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Is there benefit to aggressively treating hemochromatosis in a patient who has already progressed to cirrhosis at the time of diagnosis?

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Do you recommend the use of SGLT2 inhibitors to reduce the risk of liver cirrhosis in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus?

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Papers discussed in this category

International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 Mar 13

SGLT-2 Inhibitors in NAFLD: Expanding Their Role beyond Diabetes and Cardioprotection.

Archives of internal medicine, 2006 Feb 13

Screening for hemochromatosis in asymptomatic subjects with or without a family history.

Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology, 2019 Aug 23

Clinical difference between discontinuation and retreatment with nivolumab after immune-related adverse events in patients with lung cancer.

European journal of endocrinology, 2023 Aug 02

Effect of protein supplementation on plasma sodium levels in the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis: a monocentric, open-label, proof-of-concept study-the TREASURE study.

Gastroenterology, 2018 May 17

Avatrombopag Before Procedures Reduces Need for Platelet Transfusion in Patients With Chronic Liver Disease and Thrombocytopenia.

The New England journal of medicine, 2012 Aug 23

Eltrombopag before procedures in patients with cirrhosis and thrombocytopenia.

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