Gastroenterology

Benign Hematology

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Would you consider long term avatrombopag use in patients with cirrhosis requiring higher platelet counts for medical therapy?

For example, someone needing a higher platelet count for dual antiplatelet agent use after coronary stent placement.

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Is there benefit to aggressively treating hemochromatosis in a patient who has already progressed to cirrhosis at the time of diagnosis?

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Should platelet transfusions be considered for anti-platelet agent reversal in patients with major bleeding?

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How do you counsel patients with acute intermittent porphyria when it comes to fasting for religious reasons?

Is there a way to determine a safe time period that allows a patient to fulfill their religious obligations or do you just recommend against fasting?

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When would you phlebotomize patients with secondary hemochromatosis, such as due to NAFLD/cirrhosis?

HFE gene mutations in C282Y and H63D are negative.

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How long do you anticoagulate for cirrhosis patients who have portal vein thrombosis extending to the mesenteric veins?

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Should all patients diagnosed with B12 deficiency get a baseline EGD?

Should they be placed on routine EGD surveillance and if yes at what intervals?

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Is prophylactic anticoagulation indicated in patients with frequent ulcerative colitis flares?

If so, what agent(s) do you prefer?

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With what agents can you replace PPIs if they cause thrombocytopenia?

1 Answer available

Do you routinely start anticoagulation for a patient with newly diagnosed hepatocellular carcinoma presenting with a portal venous thrombosis?

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Papers discussed in this category

Lancet, 2016 May 10

Platelet transfusion versus standard care after acute stroke due to spontaneous cerebral haemorrhage associated with antiplatelet therapy (PATCH): a randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial.

Blood, 2020 Sep 10

Anticoagulant therapy for splanchnic vein thrombosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Blood Adv,

American Society of Hematology 2021 guidelines for management of venous thromboembolism: prevention and treatment in patients with cancer.

J Pharm Pract, 2019 Mar 27

Lansoprazole-Induced Thrombocytopenia in a Critically Ill Patient: A Case Report.

Blood, 2014 Oct 15

How I treat splanchnic vein thrombosis.

Am J Gastroenterol,

ACG Clinical Guideline: Hereditary Hemochromatosis.

Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association, 2016 Nov

Outcome of phlebotomy for treating nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Journal of hepatology, 2022 Jun 01

EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on haemochromatosis.

Archives of internal medicine, 2006 Feb 13

Screening for hemochromatosis in asymptomatic subjects with or without a family history.

Gastroenterology, 2018 May 17

Avatrombopag Before Procedures Reduces Need for Platelet Transfusion in Patients With Chronic Liver Disease and Thrombocytopenia.

The New England journal of medicine, 2012 Aug 23

Eltrombopag before procedures in patients with cirrhosis and thrombocytopenia.

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