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Rates of fulminant hepatic failures in HAV, acute HBV, and HBV and HDV coinfection

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HAV = 0.1%
Acute HBV = 1%
HBV and HDV Confection = 20%

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Percent of individuals who develop chronic HBV when exposed perinatally? When exposed in childhood? When exposed in adulthood?

How about chronicity in patients exposed to HCV?

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Chronicity is 90% when exposed perinatally, 50% if exposed during childhood, and 5% in adulthood.

HCV becomes chronic in 60-85% of patients exposed regardless of age.

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When to screen HBV carriers without cirrhosis for HCC?

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Africans >20, Asian males >40, asian females >50, family history of HCC

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2 extrahepatic complications of chronic HCV? How to improve symptoms?

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Essential mixed cryoglobulinemia, membranoproliferazive glomerulonephritis (MPGN).

Can improve renal function and proteinuria with eradication of HCV RNA.

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Extrahepatic manifestation of chronic hepatitis B infection? How to improve symptoms?

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Polyarteritis nodosa (positive for HBsAg).

Can improve symptoms with antivirals, as well as mortality.

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HBV genotype that is most responsive to peginterferon? Least responsive

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Most responsive is genotype A with high ALT or low HBV DNA.

Least responsive is genotype D.

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Symptoms of chronic HBV spontaneous seroconversion

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Where HBeAg is suppressed by immune system, HBV DNA is lost, and HBeAb appears. Can cause elevations in AST/ALT and sometimes acute liver failure. These patients can still get HCC, but not cirrhosis

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Risk of fulminant liver failure from HEV?

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Very low, less than 1% but as high as 15-25% in pregnant women

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HCV genotype most likely to progress to cirrhosis?

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Genotype 3

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Most challenging HCV genotype to treat? How to treat more effectively?

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Genotype 3 is the most challenging to treat. Can treat most effectively by increasing therapy to 24 weeks.

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What is the risk of recurrent HCV after transplant?

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25-33% of recurrent HCV patients after transplant can develop fibrosis or cirrhosis again.

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What are the features and lab tests for Type II AIH?

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Autoimmune hepatitis which is rapid onset usually seen in children under 14. Test for Anti-LKM

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Most common cause of drug-induced autoimmune hepatitis? How to treat?

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Nitrofurantoin and minocycline
Cause interface hepatitis and abundance of plasma cells
Stop drug, sometimes will need acute course of steroids

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Which beta blocker is best for variceal ppl during pregnancy?

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Propranolol

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Management of HEV in solid organ transplant?

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Reduction of immunosuppression, if that doesn’t work, then ribavirin

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Ribavirin major side effect

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Hemolytic anemia (dose dependent)

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Treatment options for HCV in patients without cirrhosis

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Glecaprivir/pibrentasvir for 8 weeks (Mavyret)

Sofosbuvir/velpatasvir for 12 weeks (Epclusa)

Ledipasvir/Sofosbuvir for 12 weeks (Harvoni)

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Difference between treating HCV in patients with compensated cirrhosis and without cirrhosis?

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None, can still use Glecaprevir/pibrentasvir for 8 weeks, though need to increase to 12 weeks if connected with HIV.

Can still use sofosbuvir/velpatasvir for 12 weeks.

Can still use ledipasvir/sofosbuvir for 12 weeks.

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Critical lab test to check before starting HCV therapy? Why?

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HBV serologies because risk of HBV reactivation increases with DAA therapy, even for patients who are core positive.

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How to treat HCV in patients with decompensated cirrhosis?

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Need to increase duration of treatment in most cases, consider addition of ribavirin, and start transplant eval because may be beneficial to transplant before tx

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Do you need to dose-reduce DAAs for HCV in patients with CKD

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No

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Should you treat acute HCV?

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Monitor HCV q4-8 weeks for up to 12 months to determine if spontaneous clearance occurs.

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How to treat chronic hepatitis D infection?

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PEG-IFN alpha for 12 months, can also add Bulevirtide

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How to prevent HBV infection in transplant recipients?

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All HBsAg positive patients undergoing transplant should receive entecavir, TDF, or TAF, with or without HBIG

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How to treat HBsAg negative patients who receive HBsAg negative, HBcAb positive donor livers?
Long term prophylactic antivirals with entecavir TDF or TAF
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How to diagnose CMV hepatitis?
Biopsy is needed
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Which patients are most susceptible to HSV hepatitis?
Immunosuppressed patients or pregnant patients in 2nd or 3rd trimester
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How to treat HSV hepatitis
IV acyclovir is preferred, start before diagnosis is confirmed because delay can be catastrophic
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Which drugs require prophylaxis for HBV reactivation?
Very high risk: Rituximab and stem cell transplant All others just require monitoring with HBV DNA. High risk: >20mg pred, cytokine inhibitors Moderate risk: Chemotherapy, antiTNF, anti rejection meds Low risk: Azathioprine, methotrexate
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3 groups for which to treat chronic HBV
1. Cirrhosis and low viremia (<2000) 2.HBeAg+ immune-active if HBV DNA >20,000 and ALT >2x ULN 3. HBeAg- Immune-active if HBV DNA >2000 and ALT > 2x ULN
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Why is TAF superior to TDF
Decreased chance of bone and renal abnormalities
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When to stop oral meds for chronic HBV with HBeAg+
12 months after seroconversion from HBeAg to HBeAb Lifelong if no seroconversion
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When to stop oral meds for chronic HBV with HBeAg-?
With 3 years of viral load suppression if they can be monitored closely
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Microvesicular steatosis vs Macrovesicular steatosis
Microvesicular steatosis seen in rare conditions (Reye syndrome, mitochondrial disorders, drug toxicity [tamoxifen, amiodarone, methotrexate]) Macrovesicular steatosis seen with NAFLD and alcoholic steatosis
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Features of alcoholic hepatitis on pathology
Ballooning degeneration, apoptosis, giant mitochondria, mallory bodies (not specific). Damage most prominent in perivenular region
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Presentation and treatment for acute Wilsonian hepatitis
Elevated LFTs, jaundice, hemolysis due to copper Transplant
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How to diagnose hemochromatosis?
Ferritin, transferrin saturation, hemochromatosis genetics. BUT ultimately liver biopsy IS necessary
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Features of metabolic syndrome
High visceral fat, dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, hypertension Waist circumference Fasting triglycerides >150 HDL <40 BP>130/85 Fasting BG >110
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Likely cause of elevated ALT if no obvious cause
75% of these patients will have NASH
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Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy presentation, cause, and treatment
Rapidly progressive rise in AST/ALT, diffuse micro vesicular steatosis. Can cause liver failure. Caused by toxic intermediates of fatty acid oxidation. Need immediate termination of pregnancy and sometimes transplant
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Difference between Dubin-Johnson and Rotor Syndrome
Both cause conjugated hyperbilirubinemia, liver turns black in Dubin-Johnson syndrome
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PFIC
Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis can cause cirrhosis in infancy. Likely will need transplant
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BRIC
Benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis. Intermittent, non progressive, normal liver function
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CF associated liver disease, and treatment to delay progression
Causes progressive cholestasis due to thick bile, can give patients ursodiol, can progress to biliary cirrhosis
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Hereditary Tyrosinemia Type 1 and treatment
Enzyme missing leading to toxic intermediates in pathway of phenylalanine and tyrosine metabolism. Causes childhood fibrosis and cirrhosis. NTBC inhibits early step in pathway and can be used for treatment. Some patients may need transplant.
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Glycogen storage diseases and hepatic consequences
Type 1 (Von Girke) Type 3 (Cori) Changes in G6P (type 1) and debranching enzyme (type 3) Causes hepatic adenomas and HCC Some can have ALF and require transplant
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Gaucher Disease
Lipid storage disease (glucocerebrosidase deficiency). Most common deficiency in jews Causes hepatosplenomegaly, bone fractures, anemia, thrombocytopenia Some patients can develop progressive fibrosis and portal hypertension
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Role of hepcidin
Hepcidin regulates iron release from macrophages and intestinal absorption by binding to ferroportin in enterocytes
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What manifestations of hemochromatosis usually don't improve with chelation of phlebotomy
Testicular atrophy and arthropathy Risk of HCC does not improve either
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What does ATP7B do?
Secretes copper into bile for excretion. Mutation causes Wilson disease
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How to diagnose Wilson disease?
Check ceruloplasmin, if low, eye exam and 24h copper extretion
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How to treat Wilson disease
Copper chelation with Trientine and prevent absorption with oral zinc. Can also use d-penacillamine but has side effects
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Treatment for ALF due to wilson's
Transplant, if normal ATP7B in graft then chelation is not needed
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A1AT Alleles
M is normal S is modest deficiency Z is severe deficiency MM normal ZZ is severe deficiency, SZ also relatively severe
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Diseases that often accompany PBC?
Sjogrens Syndrome, CREST. Inflammatory destruction of small bile ducts causing cholestasis and biliary cirrhosis.
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PBC presentation
Elevated AP, pruritis, fatigue, xanthomas/xanthelasmas, fat soluble vitamin deficiencies
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Treatment of PBC
13-15mg/kg ursodiol or OBCA for ursononresponders
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Histology of PBC
Florid duct lesion
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How to diagnose AIH?
Serologies are helpful but need to biopsy to confirm
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AIH histology
Plasma cell infiltration, interface hepatitis
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How to treat AIH
40-60mg pred, transition to 1.5-2mg/kg azathioprine can also use mycophenolate or tacrolimus
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Which treatment for AIH cannot be used in pregnancy?
Mycophenalate
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Presentation of acute cellular rejection
Elevations in transaminases and alc phos weeks to months after transplant
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What condition has hepatocyte injury, ductulitis, venular Endothelitis?
Acute cellular rejection
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How to treat ACR?
Mild: Conservative Severe: IV steroids and anti-lymphocyte globulin
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What condition usually follows ACR?
Chronic ductopenic rejection -- marked by progressive loss of bile ducts
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Schistosomiasis causes...
isolated pre-sinusoidal portal hypertension
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ABCB11
Gene implicated in BRIC PFIC and intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy
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Jaundice and transaminase elevation in the setting of chemotherapy or bone marrow transplant?
Hepatic sinusoidal obstruction syndrome
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Cholestasis with hilar biliary structures in a patient with a history of shock
Ischemic cholangiopathy
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An insulin sensitizing peptide secreted by adipose tissue whose levels decline as fat accumulates, low levels characterize metabolic syndrome
Adiponectin
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A phospholipase enzyme associated with the propensity to hepatic steatosis and fibrosis in both NASH and alcoholic liver disease
Adiponutrin
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A circulating signalling peptide that participates in the up regulation of hepcidin production
Bone morphogenic protein 1
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Hepatic co-receptor for bone morphogenic protein 1
Hemojuvelin
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What is the antibody against the lipoid antibody moiety of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex in bile duct epithelial cells
Anti-mitochondrial antibody
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What is the antibody against hepatic enzyme cytochrome P450 2E6
Anti liver kidney microsomal antibody (AIH type 2)
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How to calculate HVPG? What is considered elevated
Hepatic wedge pressure - free hepatic pressure. More than 5 is elevated, varies tend to happen over 10
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Paradigm for primary prevention of varices
Look at liver stiffness and platelet count. If PLT >150,000 or liver stiffness <20, no need for primary prevention. If LS>20 and platelet <150K, or LS>25 then start NSBB. If not tolerated, do EGD. If no varices, EGD q2y. If large varices, band.
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Important treatment of variceal hemorrhage
CTX 1g/day for up to 5 days Octreotide PPI is not important if variceal bleed
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GOV1 vs GOV2 vs IGV1 vs IGV2?
GOV1 extend along lesser curve GOV 2 extend from esophagus to the fundus IGV1 are isolated in the fundus IGV2 are in the antrum
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Which patients benefit from early tips and variceal bleeding?
CP C after hemorrhage or CP B with active hemorrhage
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How to treat portal hypertensive gastropathy
Iron and beta blocker
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Two different types of high SAAG (>1.1) ascites?
Portal hypertension (low ascites albumin <2.5) Cardiac ascites (higher ascites albumin >2.5)
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Who should be on SBP ppx? What to use
Those who have ever had SBP -- use cipro
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What causes persistent encephalopathy in patients that are otherwise compensated?
Splenorenal or other shunt
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How to diagnose hepatic sarcoid
Biopsy
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Hepatopulmonary syndrome cause, presentation, treatment
Caused by dilated pulmonary capillaries and shunting causing hypoxemia. Presentation is platypnea and orthodeoxia. Tx with transplant
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Portopulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary vasoconstriction due to unprocessed mediators from splanchnics causes severe pulmonary hypertension
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Typical imaging features of HCC?
Arterial hypervascularity and early washout in venous/portal/delayed phase
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How to treat early stage HCC in healthy patient?
Resection if single mass <5cm is curative Otherwise will need RFA +/- TACE or TARE
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Milan criteria
Patients can be transplanted for HCC if they have 3 or fewer tumors <3cm, or 1 tumor <5cm provided no vascular invasion or extra hepatic disease
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What must be included in transplant workup for HCC patients?
CT chest and bone scan
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How to treat advanced stage HCC in Childs A or B patients?
Atezolizumab/bevacizumab >>> sorafenib
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How to treat advance stage HCC in Childs C patients?
Supportive care, median survival is 3 months
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What is the MELD to consider TXP?
15, but patient should be referred to txp center after their first decompensation
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Does AIH recur post transplant?
Yes -- do not taper steroids completely
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What are the signs of primary liver graft nonfunction?
No bile production, liver failure, renal failure
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What causes hepatic venous outflow obstruction after transplant?
Stenosis of the anastomosis of the hepatic vein and the IVC
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What is the baseline IS regimen after liver transplant?
A CNI (tac/cyclo), immunomodulator (MMF, everolimus, azathioprine), and steroids
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What is long term IS regimen after liver transplant?
Tacrolimus
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Why is an immunomodulator added to the baseline IS regimen?
To reduce doses of the calcineurin inhibitor (tac/cyclo) and prevent nephrotoxicity
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What is the colonoscopy interval for post liver transplant patient with UC/PSC
Every year
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Should you treat HBV with cirrhosis?
Yes Always treat
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