By Cary Blum MD, Marty Fried MD and Shreya P. Trivedi MD || Illustration by Michael Shen MD. Quiz yourself on the 5 Pearls we will be covering:
- What are …
Tag: gastroenterology
Clinical Correlations
Core IM: 5 Pearls on Chronic Hepatitis B Part 1
January 17, 2018
By Amy Shen Tang MD, Marty Fried MD and Shreya P. Trivedi MD; Illustration by Mike Natter MD. Quiz yourself on the following 5 Pearls on Chronic Hepatitis B (HBV)
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- What are …
Core IM Podcast: Mind the Gap Part 2 on Paracentesis
November 29, 2017
Should a cirrhotic’s INR and platelets deter you from doing a paracentesis? Do you need to transfuse prior to a paracentesis? Do generalist have worse procedure complications than specialists? Go deeper with Dr. …
CORE IM podcast: Mind The Gap on Admission Paracentesis
November 1, 2017
You have always been told to do a diagnostic paracentesis on admission in cirrhotics with ascites, but why? Can you just get away with clinical judgment to rule out SBP? Is faculty judgment …