How do you balance the need for diuretics from a volume perspective (Ex: ascites, edema) in decompensated cirrhotic patients and progressive renal dysfunction?
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Hepatology · University of Pennsylvania
There is no discrete answer to this question. Much depends on the overall goal of care. For a transplant candidate, higher creatinine may be needed for transplant access and be tolerated, but risk need for post-transplant RRT. If goals are palliative, symptom control supersedes renal function.