The goals of the treatment include the induction of clinical and histological remission, remission maintenance, prevention of complications and improving[…]
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Update in acute pancreatitis
Endoscopic score for Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)
Liver elastography techniques
Modified Hinchey classification for acute diverticulitis
Hepatitis C treatment
Here’s a shapshot from the Journal of Hepatology for chronic hepatitis C treatment Reference: Treatment of chronic hepatitis C. J[…]
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Endoscopic ultrasound is considered the most sensitive imaging modality to diagnose pancreatic disorders, including chronic pancreatitis. Rosemont criteria is a[…]
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ITS COMING HOME or I GET SMASHED – at first there’s no connection between the two, but they both serve[…]
Read moreSAAG (serum-ascites albumin gradient)
SAAG (serum-ascites albumin gradient) is the difference between serum albumin and albumin in the ascitic fluid. It is used to[…]
Read moreGlasgow alcoholic hepatitis score (GAHS)
For assessing the severity of alcoholic hepatitis, the American College of Gastroenterology recommends the use of modified Maddrey’s discriminant function[…]
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