Gastroenterology

Acute kidney injury

Questions discussed in this category

Is there a serum ammonium level for which you recommend initiation of dialysis in a patient with hepatic encephalopathy?

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When giving albumin challenge, for acute kidney injury with suspected hepatorenal syndrome, do you administer a single dose daily or split the dose of albumin?

1 Answer available

Do you avoid terlipressin for patients with hepatorenal syndrome who have an elevated bilirubin level?

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How do you approach the management of a patient with an ileostomy who has recurrent prerenal AKI episodes that improve with IV fluids but worsen with each attempt to transition to oral fluids alone?

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Do you avoid terlipressin for patients with hepatorenal syndrome who have a serum sodium level less than 125 mEq/L?

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Papers discussed in this category

The New England journal of medicine, 2021 Mar 04

Terlipressin plus Albumin for the Treatment of Type 1 Hepatorenal Syndrome.

Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN, 2023 Oct 17

How We Treat Hyperammonemia in Acute Liver Failure.

The New England journal of medicine, 2021 Mar 04

A Randomized Trial of Albumin Infusions in Hospitalized Patients with Cirrhosis.

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