An older man comes to the ED with abrupt onset nausea, & diarrhea
He is joined by her daughter whom he is visiting from abroad
Testing is below
The diagnosis is unclear
Until his daughter got just as sick too
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Doctor pay in the UK is absolutely shocking
Home to many of the best clinicians and clinical trialists in the World, criminally undervalued and underpaid
A doctor caring for you at 7pm in A&E earns just £18.62/hr
They’re asking to move to £22.67/hr (not even all at once) to undo years of pay erosion.
@wesstreeting could stop the strikes by offering a credible path to restore drs pay.
The choice is his.
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A patient with diabetes and recent NSTEMI treated with stent, clopidogrel, and atorvastatin ~2 months ago is transferred from OSH with ALT 1500, bilirubin 15
The leading diagnosis is statin liver injury
But that's not what it is.
Not at all
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NAFLD no longer - get to know MASLD and MASH
The nomenclature for metabolic liver disease has been changed. See below for the family tree of steatotic liver disease
Link: journals.lww.com/hep/10.1097/HE…#medtwitter#livertwitter
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WHY are steroids used for alcoholic hepatitis?
SHOULD we?
WHAT is the deal with prednisolone vs prednisone?
WHERE did the discriminant function come from?
ARE you ready for a #tweetorial#livertwitter#medtwitter#meded#cirrhosis
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HOW does gabapentin work?
DOES gabapentin work?
WHY is gabapentin so shady?
Join me for a #tweetorial?
Keywords: Glutatmate, Asterixis, Alcohol-use disorder
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