Hepatology

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Hepatology Portal

 

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Calculators

 Hepatology Calculators

• ABIC score – Stratification of risk of death in alcoholic hepatitis (AH)
• Alcoholic Hepatitis Histological Score (AHHS)- Prognostic Stratification of Alcoholic Hepatitis
• Glasgow alcoholic hepatitis score (GAHS)
• Lille Model Scoring in Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis
• MELD Score (Model For End-Stage Liver Disease)
• MELD-Na Score (Model For End-Stage Liver Disease)
• Modified Maddrey’s discriminant function (mDF)

Other

• Child-Turcotte-Pugh Score

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Video Section

 

 

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Drug Tables  and Latest Articles

• Aldosterone antagonists
• Hepatitis treatment
• Interferons

Liver Failure

• Lactulose: Acute Hepatic encephalopathy or portosystemic encephalopathy (PSE): Adults: Oral: 20-30 g (30-45 ml) every 1-2 hours to induce rapid laxation. Adjust dosage daily to produce 2-3 soft stools. Doses of 30-45 ml may be given hourly to cause rapid laxation, then reduce to recommended dose. Usual daily dose: 60-100 g (90-150 mL) daily. Rectal administration: 200 g (300 ml) diluted with 700 ml of H20 or NS – administer rectally via rectal balloon catheter and retain 30-60 minutes every 4-6 hours

 

Articles

• Spotlight On Thyroid Function In Liver Disease Patients
• Understanding Hepatitis- an overview

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Other

• Therapeutic Drug Levels
• Common LAB Values

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Statistics

• Number needed to treat (NNT) Calculator
• Odds Ratio

 

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