Dr. Michael Chew @mchew85
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GrepMed Gastroenterology-Hepatology Editor, Academic Hospitalist UC Davis Medical Center Internal Medicine, Yale Gastroenterology Fellow '22
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Indications for Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) Prophylaxis 
#Management #Hepatology #Indications #Spontaneous #Bacterial #Peritonitis #SBP #Prophylaxis
Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP ... #Management #Hepatology ... #Peritonitis #SBP
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
associated autoimmune disease ... of autoimmune disease ... consistent with PBC ... #PBC #Primary ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Antibiotic Therapy for Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis  (SBP)

- Standard therapy 
- Uncomplicated SBp• 
- Nosocomial SBP
Peritonitis (SBP ... Uncomplicated SBp ... - Nosocomial SBP ... #Management #SBP ... #Pharmacology #Hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Pathophysiology
Environmental Risk Factors: Geographic location, Smoking, Microbial triggers, Xenobiotics, Nail polish
Epigentics Risk
female-predominant disease ... of autoimmune disease ... relative with PBC ... Cholestasis #PBC ... Pathophysiology #hepatology
Approach to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis. This algorithm provides a general approach
Diagnosis #Management #Hepatology ... #SBP #Algorithm
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) - Diagnosis and Management
Ascites PMN > 250/mm3
? Nosocomial or hospital acquired. Recent
Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP ... , cefotaxime) SBP ... #Peritonitis #SBP ... Diagnosis #Management #hepatology
Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease ... - Wilson disease ... Venoocclusive disease ... #Differential #Hepatology
Ammonia Levels & Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease 
Choosing Wisely: Things We Do
Chronic Liver Disease ... TWDFNR #Diagnosis #Hepatology
Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
hepatitis - Wilson disease ... #Differential #Hepatology
Difficult Selective Biliary Cannulation (SBC)
Factors associated with difficult SBC:
 - SMALL PAPILLA: can be difficult to
Biliary Cannulation (SBC ... with difficult SBC ... #Cannulation #SBC