More articles from Hepatology

  • What is the role for terlipressin in hepatorenal syndrome?
    Stephanie N. Bass, PharmD, Aanchal Kapoor, MD and Christina C. Lindenmeyer, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2023, 90 (11) 664-667; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90a.23037

    The drug is recommended as a first-line treatment of hepatorenal syndrome-related acute kidney injury, but it is associated with respiratory failure, especially in the setting of albumin administration, and certain comorbidities may increase the risk.

  • Anchors away
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2023, 90 (11) 652-653; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90b.11023

    Before you read this, I recommend that you read the interesting article in this issue by Prakash et al, part of our Symptoms to Diagnosis series.

  • Cirrhosis: Primary care approaches to screening, immunization, and lifestyle modifications
    Cirrhosis: Primary care approaches to screening, immunization, and lifestyle modifications
    Asim Kichloo, MD, Michael Aljadah, MD, Michael Albosta, MD, Zain El-Amir, MD, Ghazaleh Goldar, MD, Muhammed Zatmar Khan, MD, Dushyant Singh Dahiya, MD and Farah Wani, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2023, 90 (11) 693-701; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90a.21043

    The authors review management of cirrhosis and complications such as esophageal varices and hepatocellular carcinoma, as well as chemical and medication exposures.

  • Elevated aminotransferases in a 62-year-old woman
    Shahana Prakash, MD, Steven Moore, MD, PhD, Anthony Snow, MD and Kyle E. Brown, MD, FAASLD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2023, 90 (11) 669-674; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90a.23011

    Her medical history included gastroesophageal reflux disease and Sjögren syndrome. She had recently returned from travel to Malaysia.

  • Portopulmonary hypertension: A focused review for the internist
    Portopulmonary hypertension: A focused review for the internist
    Mamta S. Chhabria, MD, Leela Krishna Teja Boppana, MD, Gaurav Manek, MD and Adriano R. Tonelli, MD, MSc
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2023, 90 (10) 632-639; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.90a.23023

    Key aspects of screening, diagnosis, and treatment, and a review of the various pulmonary hemodynamic patterns encountered in patients with liver disease.