Gastroenterology
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Tools emerging to predict liver failure in cirrhosis
Systemic inflammation, with high levels of proteins, is one of the mechanisms that leads to organ failure.
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Pandemic worsens disparities in GI and liver disease
Creative local solutions are needed to address screening and health care problems.
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COVID-19 at home: What does optimal care look like?
Most attention has focused on the sickest patients, leaving less severe cases to fall through the cracks.
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Famotidine associated with benefits in hospitalized COVID patients in another trial
“The mechanism of exactly how famotidine works has yet to be proven,” lead study author Jeffrey F. Mather said.
Clinical
Successful bowel preps linked with modifiable risk factors
What are modifiable risk factors associated with inadequate bowel preparation (IBP), and what is the association in hospitalized patients?
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Higher death rate seen in cancer patients with nosocomial COVID-19
All-cause mortality was higher in cancer patients with hospital-acquired COVID-19 than in those with community-acquired COVID-19.
Clinical
MIS-C is a serious immune-mediated response to COVID-19 infection
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is still a moving target because there is much still to learn about it.
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Proton pump inhibitors tied to COVID-19 risk
These drugs increase the risk for enteric infections, including infection by SARS-CoV-1.
Clinical
Anticoagulation in cirrhosis: Best practices
How should the various coagulation abnormalities of cirrhosis be managed based on existing evidence?
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COVID-associated pancreatitis may disproportionately affect young, overweight men
The endocrine pancreas may be “particularly vulnerable to this infection” and may result in prolonged hospital stays from poor diabetic control....