Medicine Grand Rounds-Gastroenterology 1
1/10/2013 Kevin D. Mullen, M.D., FRCPI; Professor of Medicine Director of Hepatology; Gastroenterology Fellowship Program Director; Director of Liver Clinic, MetroHealth Medical Center; Case Western Reserve University; “Best Practice in Advanced Liver Disease: An Evidence-Based Consensus Approach” Objectives: 1) Identify the limitations of current risk scoring systems in patients with cirrhosis; 2) State the impact of hepatic encephalopathy on patients with liver disease; 3) Relate the pathophysiology of hepatic encephalopathy to the rationale for different therapeutic options; 4) Describe interventions to manage risk and the consequences of variceal bleeding and ascites in patients with cirrhosis; 5) Assess treatment strategies for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis; 6) Evaluate the role of antiviral therapy in patients with cirrhosis; 7) Describe evidence-based management strategies to individualize therapy according to risk
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Jan 10, 2013 from 08:00 am to 09:00 am |
| Where | Basement, ACB Auditorium |
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