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Spotlight on acute kidney injury in cirrhosis

One recent study quantified the incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) among patients with cirrhosis undergoing CT with contrast, while a review offered advice on diagnosis, nonpharmacological management, and prevention of AKI in cirrhosis.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/27/5.htm
27 Oct 2023

Spotlight on hospitalizations for cirrhosis

Recent studies looked at predicting readmissions, treating acute kidney injury, and improving health literacy in patients hospitalized with cirrhosis.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/25/5.htm
25 Aug 2023

Medications for AUD appear beneficial in patients with cirrhosis

A systematic review and meta-analysis found that medications for alcohol use disorder (AUD) were associated with 32% more abstinence versus placebo or standard treatment in patients with alcohol-induced cirrhosis.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/22/1.htm
22 Sep 2023

MKSAP Quiz: Dyspnea in a patient with cirrhosis

This month's quiz asks readers to determine the most appropriate diagnostic test to perform in a 60-year-old patient with cirrhosis and a six-month history of dyspnea on exertion.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/05/26/4.htm
26 May 2023

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

Use of warfarin down, DOACs up in commercially insured patients with cirrhosis, nonvalvular afib

While more than half of eligible patients with cirrhosis and concurrent nonvalvular atrial fibrillation did not receive anticoagulation between 2012 and 2019, use of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) increased substantially during that time, a recent study found.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/27/7.htm
27 Jan 2023

Poor oral health associated with hospitalizations in outpatients with cirrhosis

Over three months, patients with cirrhosis who were hospitalized for nonelective reasons were more likely than those who were not to be decompensated, with higher rates of minimal hepatic encephalopathy plus frailty and history of periodontitis.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/18/2.htm
18 Nov 2022

MKSAP Quiz: Confusion and a history of cirrhosis

This month's quiz asks readers to determine the most appropriate next step in evaluation in the ED for a 56-year-old patient with symptoms of progressive confusion and a history of cirrhosis due to alcohol use, as well as depression and anxiety.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/24/4.htm
24 Mar 2023

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

AGA releases new guidance on coagulation disorders in patients with cirrhosis

A clinical practice guideline from the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) suggested against extensive preprocedural testing in patients with stable cirrhosis who are undergoing routine GI procedures, among other recommendations.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2021/11/19/3.htm
19 Nov 2021

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