Evaluating Primary Care Providers' Responses to Serum Alanine Aminotransferase Elevations

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Christine Pocha, MD, Kevin Gaylord, MD, Benedict Maliakkal, MD, and John B. Rodgers, MD

Dr. Pocha is the hepatitis C lead clinician in the department of medicine/gastroenterology at the Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center (Stratton VAMC) and an assistant professor in the department of medicine at the Albany Medical College, both in Albany, NY. Dr. Gaylord is a gastroenterologist in private practice in Wilmington, NC. Dr. Maliakkal is an associate professor in the department of medicine at the University of Rochester and the digestive disease unit of Strong Memorial Hospital, both in Rochester, NY. Dr. Rodgers is the chief of the department of medicine/gastroenterology at the Stratton VAMC and a professor of medicine in the department of gastroenterology at the Albany Medical College.

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serum alanine aminotransferase, ALT, liver, quality improvement, workup, diagnosis, cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatitis, HCV, hepatotoxic, hepatotoxins, substance abuse, alcoholism, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, NAFLD, primary care providers, PCPsserum alanine aminotransferase, ALT, liver, quality improvement, workup, diagnosis, cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatitis, HCV, hepatotoxic, hepatotoxins, substance abuse, alcoholism, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, NAFLD, primary care providers, PCPs
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Christine Pocha, MD, Kevin Gaylord, MD, Benedict Maliakkal, MD, and John B. Rodgers, MD

Dr. Pocha is the hepatitis C lead clinician in the department of medicine/gastroenterology at the Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center (Stratton VAMC) and an assistant professor in the department of medicine at the Albany Medical College, both in Albany, NY. Dr. Gaylord is a gastroenterologist in private practice in Wilmington, NC. Dr. Maliakkal is an associate professor in the department of medicine at the University of Rochester and the digestive disease unit of Strong Memorial Hospital, both in Rochester, NY. Dr. Rodgers is the chief of the department of medicine/gastroenterology at the Stratton VAMC and a professor of medicine in the department of gastroenterology at the Albany Medical College.

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Dr. Pocha is the hepatitis C lead clinician in the department of medicine/gastroenterology at the Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center (Stratton VAMC) and an assistant professor in the department of medicine at the Albany Medical College, both in Albany, NY. Dr. Gaylord is a gastroenterologist in private practice in Wilmington, NC. Dr. Maliakkal is an associate professor in the department of medicine at the University of Rochester and the digestive disease unit of Strong Memorial Hospital, both in Rochester, NY. Dr. Rodgers is the chief of the department of medicine/gastroenterology at the Stratton VAMC and a professor of medicine in the department of gastroenterology at the Albany Medical College.

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serum alanine aminotransferase, ALT, liver, quality improvement, workup, diagnosis, cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatitis, HCV, hepatotoxic, hepatotoxins, substance abuse, alcoholism, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, NAFLD, primary care providers, PCPsserum alanine aminotransferase, ALT, liver, quality improvement, workup, diagnosis, cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatitis, HCV, hepatotoxic, hepatotoxins, substance abuse, alcoholism, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, NAFLD, primary care providers, PCPs
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serum alanine aminotransferase, ALT, liver, quality improvement, workup, diagnosis, cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatitis, HCV, hepatotoxic, hepatotoxins, substance abuse, alcoholism, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, NAFLD, primary care providers, PCPsserum alanine aminotransferase, ALT, liver, quality improvement, workup, diagnosis, cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatitis, HCV, hepatotoxic, hepatotoxins, substance abuse, alcoholism, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, NAFLD, primary care providers, PCPs
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