Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Gastroenterology

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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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Is there a role for nitazoxanide for treatment of norovirus gastroenteritis in immunocompromised patients?

1 Answer available

What is your approach to working up diarrhea in an immunocompromised patient?

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In a patient with recurrent fibrolamellar HCC a year after upfront resection (previously refused adjuvant therapy) with a solitary abdominal mass, would you offer neoadjuvant therapy to assess response?

Or offer resection followed by adjuvant therapy?

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How do you approach relapsed hepatocellular malignant neoplasm NOS after transplant in pediatric or AYA patients?

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What would be your next line of treatment for disease control in a pediatric patient with metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma in partial response after multiple therapies?

The patient already received PLADO+sorafenib, Y90, and Atezolizumab/Bevacizumab complicated by recurrent episodes of bleeding from esophageal varices....

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How do you approach treatment of metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma in an adolescent?

Would you offer liver transplant in the setting of metastatic disease?

1 Answer available

Papers discussed in this category

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.

The Journal of infection, 2011-11

Norovirus gastroenteritis successfully treated with nitazoxanide.

Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics, 2006 Nov 15

Nitazoxanide in the treatment of viral gastroenteritis: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial.

Journal of tropical medicine, 2017 Feb 26

Nitazoxanide in Acute Rotavirus Diarrhea: A Randomized Control Trial from a Developing Country.

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