Decompensated Liver disease in the ED
A review of Acute on Chronic Liver Disease (ACLD / decompensated liver disease) in the ED. How we can improve patient outcomes. #FOAMed @stemlyns
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Gastroenterology
All of the St Emlyn’s Blog and Podcast content that relates to gastroenterology
JC: Halt! It’s not time for TXA! Or is it? HALT-IT results at St Emlyn’s
If you’re any kind of emergency care aficionado, you probably worship at the altar of tranexamic acid (TXA). With data showing more favourable outcomes from its use in traumatic bleeding(1),
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JC: The PEPTIC study PPI vs H2RBs on the ICU. St Emlyn's
The PEPTIC study is a randomised controlled trial of a Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) vs. Histamine-2 Receptor Blockers for ulcer prophylaxis on the ICU. Think Omeprazole vs. Ranitidine as your
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Decompensated Liver Disease and what we can do about it in the ED
Over recent years there has been a rapid increase in the number of patients with chronic liver disease. In fact whilst deaths from cardiovascular disease and cancer are falling, we’ve
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Podcast – July 2019 Monthly Round Up
Our regular podcast review of the best of the blog from July 2019
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JC: Lower GI bleeding guidance
The management of the patient with apparent lower GI (gastro-intestinal) bleeding is, in my experience at least, somewhat variable. Unlike upper GI bleeding where the standards and expectations are reasonably
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All you need to know about Listeria. St Emlyn’s.
Before you start reading this blog summary, I have a small confession to make: I do not think I have ever treated an adult patient with confirmed Listeria infection. Maybe
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GI Emergencies – Chris Gray at #StEmlynsLIVE
I was really privileged to give a talk on upper GI/gastrointestinal emergencies last year at St Emlyn’s LIVE. You can read more on the overwhelming impostor syndrome I felt standing
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