Orange Team Resources

Physical Exams in Liver Disease

Hepatitis C

Transplant Eval and Post-Transplant Management

Sodium Management in Cirrhosis

Review of mechanisms of hyponatremia - World Journal of GI

Liver Biopsy Path Slide Review

Sample slides of liver pathology  from Utah

Pathology on Post-Transplant

Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Surveillance - Dr. Little

Transplant-Dr. Patel

Arterial Tx - Dr. Wood

Systemic Chemo - Dr. Kundranda

Transplant - Dr. Brink

External Beam Radiation

Diabetes Management in Liver Disease

Review of Non-Insulin Therapies for Patients Who Are Unlikely to be Successful with Insulin

Bleeding Disorders and Bleeding Risks

Northup Lecture from Liver Symposium

"How I Investigate for Bleeding Disorders" - Hayward

Tuberculosis in Solid Organ Transplant

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/NASH

Loomba Lecture from Liver Symposium

AASLD NAFLD

Charlton NAFLD Lecture

NAFLD and Cholecystectomy

TIPS

Hepatitis B

HBV Tx - Dr. Tran

Autoimmune Hepatitis

Pulmonary Vascular Complications

PCS and PBC

Acute Liver Failure

Alcoholic Liver Disease

Other pending topics:

- acute liver failure eval

- concurrent heart disease

- MELD limitations and exceptions

- concurrent kidney disease

- evidence behind spironolactone

- high risk tips

- blood products and reversing INR and bleeding risk in cirrhotics for procedures

NOTES FROM DR. MEHTA:

Hepatology Teaching Topics (8/2018) 

-RHC interpretation and how it factors into consideration for transplant (mean PA <35, transpulmonary gradient) 

-HPS; MELD exception points with PaO2 <60 

-SHARP trial, NEJM, stage 4 HCC and oral chemotherapy 

-EGD images of GAVE and portal gastropathy- differences 

-TIPS placement- control portosystemic gradient (~7=ascites, >10=esophageal bleeding) 

-Basics of TIPS 

-PFTs and how they factor into consideration for transplant 

-Correlation between SBP and low protein ascites 

-SBP prophylaxis indications, including long-term SBP prophylaxis in patients with low-protein ascites and Childs Pugh Class C 

-Neutropenic precautions in cirrhotics with low neutrophils/ANC? 

-HCC treatment options 

Research Project Ideas (for med students or residents to work on)- discuss with Dr. Mehta if interested 

-Morbidity/mortality in HD vs PD for ESRD patients who are undergoing liver transplant (post-transplant)