Search results for "Cirrhosis"
Case reports published on gastroenterology, hepatology topics
Reports on purple urine in a patient with chronic constipation, long-term use of metronidazole mimicking hepatic encephalopathy, and chronic lymphocytic leukemia involving the liver were published in the past month.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/23/9.htm
23 Sep 2022
Spotlight on digestive risks of newer diabetes drugs
Recent studies linked the use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists to risk of digestive diseases, such as acute cholecystitis.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/23/5.htm
23 Sep 2022
Spotlight on hospital care for cirrhosis
In recent studies of patients with cirrhosis, an admission order set was associated with better care quality, data supported culture-based deescalation of antibiotics during hospitalization, and nonvariceal upper GI bleeding was associated with higher readmission rates.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/26/5.htm
26 Aug 2022
Heart failure risk increased in patients with NAFLD, meta-analysis finds
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) was associated with a 50% increased risk of new-onset heart failure, independent of age, sex, diabetes, hypertension, and other common cardiovascular risk factors, according to an international meta-analysis.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/26/2.htm
26 Aug 2022
HCV medications decreased liver disease among those using injection drugs
A Baltimore-based study found that half of participants with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) and a history of injection drug use at baseline were free of the virus by 2019, with associated reductions in their risk of cirrhosis and mortality.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/07/22/2.htm
22 Jul 2022
Fatty liver disease may not affect mortality risk in elderly patients
In a Dutch cohort study of patients ages 65 years and older, no association was found between hepatic steatosis and death in the overall population or in clinically relevant subgroups.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/07/22/3.htm
22 Jul 2022
A click to improve cirrhosis care
An electronic alert increased use of rifaximin in patients with cirrhosis who were taking lactulose and were admitted with hepatic encephalopathy.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/24/7.htm
24 Jun 2022
Spotlight on NAFLD outcomes
Recent studies found associations between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and coronary artery disease, sarcopenia, and mortality.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/05/27/5.htm
27 May 2022
Pickle juice reduced cramp severity in patients with cirrhosis
A small trial randomized 82 patients with cirrhosis and frequent muscle cramps to drink either a sip of pickle brine or tap water when they developed cramps and found a significant reduction in cramp severity scores in the former group.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/22/3.htm
22 Apr 2022
Noninvasive score for fibrotic NASH designed for, validated in primary care settings
Levels of aspartate aminotransferase, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and HbA1c can be used to predict which patients might need referral to a subspecialist for fibrotic nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/22/1.htm
22 Apr 2022