Hepatology
- Miliary tuberculosis in a patient with end-stage liver disease
Chest radiography showed patchy left basilar consolidation with subtle, diffuse interstitial opacities.
- When is contrast needed for abdominal and pelvic CT?
The decision to use contrast depends on the diagnosis suspected.
- Sickle cell disease: A primary care update
Survival has improved, but patients still face multiorgan damage, chronic anemia, and debilitating pain crises.
- Pediatric cholestatic liver disease: Successful transition of care
Many more children with liver disease are surviving into adulthood and transitioning to adult care.
- A woman, age 35, with new-onset ascites
She also has jaundice, hepatomegaly, and multiple abnormal laboratory results. What is the next step?
- The tests that we order define us
In practice we balance the inputs from Watson, “Dr. Google,” our experience, and the specific data from the patient.
- Assessing liver fibrosis without biopsy in patients with HCV or NAFLD
Biopsy is still the gold standard, but methods based on clinical information and on imaging are emerging.
- Beta-cell therapies for type 1 diabetes: Transplants and bionics
Chief among the challenges: millions of people have diabetes.
- Liver enzymes, August 2018
Agganis B, Lee D, Sepe T. Liver enzymes: No trivial elevations, even if asymptomatic. Cleve Clin J Med 2018; 85(8):612–617. doi:10.3949/ccjm.85a.17103