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For instance, what do you do when patients have chronic tremors, cognitive impairment, hypertension, etc.?

For example, what do you do when someone requests aggressive, life-prolonging treatments but then is not receptive to elements of day-to-day care in t...

Considering the recent article in CHEST that describes the increasing incidence of fungal pneumonia Azar. Chest 2024

Do you prescribe it universally or based on specific risk factors?

At what point do you feel comfortable using diuretics or performing a therapeutic paracentesis?

What clinical, system, and/or social factors play into this decision?

How do factors like the presence of varices, severity of coagulopathy, etc., play into your decision?

Do you find risk scores such as VOCAL-Penn to be helpful?

Are there situations in which you would continue the possible offending agent with close monitoring?

For example, would you consider alternatives to paracentesis (Denver shunt placement, CART therapy, or permanent tunneled catheters) that might better...