Hepatology Highlights

Sarcopenia in Liver Disease Patients with end-stage liver disease are at an increased risk of developing sarcopenia; however, early recognition and management prior to liver transplantation may improve post-transplant outcomes.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 22, 2018
Treating Alcoholic Liver Diseases Dr Rowen Zetterman on how promoting early alcohol abstinence, looking for comorbidities, and implementing other techniques may keep a bad situation from getting worse.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 16, 2018
NAFLD Is a Growing Problem Recent guidance from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases for the evaluation and management of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is profiled.
Experts And Viewpoints, May 18, 2018
Combating Frailty's Fatal Impact in Liver Disease Dr Rowen Zetterman on the various ways in which frailty imperils outcomes in liver disease, and the most useful strategies for addressing them.
Experts And Viewpoints, January 22, 2018
Coffee May Increase Life Expectancy in Liver Disease Steep benefits! The latest data link coffee consumption to decreased morbidity and mortality in liver disease.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 07, 2017
Updated Advice on Managing Liver Disease During Pregnancy Dr Rowen Zetterman reviews the new American College of Gastroenterology guidelines on caring for pregnant patients with diseases ranging from liver masses to viral infections.
Experts And Viewpoints, September 15, 2017
Managing Upper GI Bleeding Due to Portal Hypertension Dr Rowan Zetterman examines new practice guidance for the diagnosis and management of patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 27, 2017
Liver Disease and the Gut Microbiome What role does the gut microbiome play in the development of liver injury and end-stage liver disease?
Experts And Viewpoints, February 03, 2017
Is It Covert or Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy? Hepatic encephalopathy manifests as a wide spectrum of abnormalities, ranging from subclinical alterations to coma. Careful testing, diagnosis, and treatment are required.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 21, 2016
Portal Vein Thrombosis: Early Recognition, Improved Outcomes Although rare in the general populace, portal vein thrombosis can present secondary to various liver diseases and infections.
Experts And Viewpoints, August 18, 2016
Deciding on the Best Treatment in Patients With Hepatitis B Recent recommendations and their impact on the management of patients with hepatitis B, including immune-tolerant hepatitis B, immune-active hepatitis B, and inactive chronic hepatitis, are reviewed.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 19, 2016
Understanding Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure A condition with a variety of classifications, associated complications, and manifestations, acute-on-chronic liver failure requires early identification to lessen the risk for patient mortality.
Experts And Viewpoints, January 19, 2016
Screening for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Learn the risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma, and who to screen, how often to screen, and what tools should be used.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 03, 2015
HCV Treatment: What Can I Do Now? What's Coming Next? As direct-acting antivirals continue to show success in HCV, the possibility for treatment expands to an even greater number of patient groups.
Experts And Viewpoints, August 24, 2015
The Challenges Surrounding Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis In navigating issues such as differential diagnoses and a confounding lack of clear treatment options, clinicians are best suited by following the most recent guidelines in this area.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 20, 2015
Finding the Patient With Primary Biliary Cirrhosis If you don't consider it, you might miss the diagnosis of this slowly progressive autoimmune disorder.
Experts And Viewpoints, February 27, 2015
Drug-Induced Liver Injury: What You Need to Know Drug-induced liver injury is increasing and is the primary cause of need for liver transplantation. Learn how to assess for and diagnose drug-induced hepatotoxicity.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 03, 2014
IgG4 Cholangiopathy: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge This systemic inflammatory disorder, which occurs most often in older men, can be tricky to diagnose and even harder to effectively treat.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 15, 2014
Can Coffee Treat Liver Disease? Dr. Rowen Zetterman ponders this question and lets the evidence provide the answer.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 14, 2014
HCV Treatment: Where We're At, Where We're Going With 2 new direct-acting antivirals, a future of improved treatment awaits patients with chronic hepatitis C.
Experts And Viewpoints, December 11, 2013

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