Calendar
-
Recent Posts
Archives
- January 2015
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
Categories
Meta
Monthly Archives: April 2013
Clinical Pearl
Remember that kidney failure in the hepatitis C cirrhotic patient might be related to the virus itself! Cryoglobulinemia, membranous glomerulonephritis, MPGN and polyarteritis nodosa are all associated with HCV, and therefore you might entertain a serologic workup that includes a … Continue reading
Posted in Clinical Pearl
Leave a comment
Definition: cold ischemic time
Cold ischemic time begins when the organ is taken from the donor cadaver and placed in solution for transport and ends after the tissue reaches physiological temperature during implantation procedures. More than six hours of cold ischemic time puts the … Continue reading
Posted in Definition
Leave a comment
Haiku: portopulmonary hypertension
High right heart pressures Vasoactive drugs might help- To allow transplant
Posted in Haiku
Leave a comment
Terrorism, liver; Venezuelan equine encephalitis
Venezuelan equine encephalitis is a mosquito -borne viral pathogen that can cause a flu-like human illness with headache and fever. It can be associated with elevated transaminases.
Posted in Terrorism, liver
Leave a comment
Clinical Pearl
When doing a liver biopsy, don’t forget that the costal vasculature runs alongside the bottom edge of the rib. Therefore the appropriately guided needle should run along the top of the lower rib of your intercostal space.
Posted in Clinical Pearl
1 Comment
Journal Club: statins prevent hepatocellular carcinoma
Today’s journal club focused on whether statins prevent hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). It was a meta-analysis from a recent Gastroenterology publication (see link below). Statins (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors) influence a long cascade of reactions that may affect neoangiogenesis (ie. Ras pathway), and are … Continue reading
Posted in Journal Club
Leave a comment
You must be logged in to post a comment.