Liver Failure Overview
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San Joaquin Faculty Medical Group
Kinnari Parikh is an Internal Medicine provider in French Camp, California. Dr. Parikh and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Liver Failure. Her top areas of expertise are Hypertensive Heart Disease, Hepatitis, Sepsis, Thyroidectomy, and Endoscopy.
San Joaquin Faculty Medical Group
Syung Jung is an Internal Medicine provider in French Camp, California. Dr. Jung and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Liver Failure. Her top areas of expertise are Lung Adenocarcinoma, Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Endoscopy, and Pacemaker Implantation.
San Joaquin Faculty Medical Group
Ye Aung is an Emergency Medicine specialist and a Hospital Medicine provider in French Camp, California. Dr. Aung and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Liver Failure. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Gallbladder Disease, Endoscopy, and Hip Replacement.
Summary: Ultrasound-guided Modified Thoracoabdominal Nerve Plane Block (M-TAPA) is performed deep into the costochondral aspect at the 9th-10th costal level by injecting local anesthetics deep into the chondrium. It provides blockage of both the anterior and lateral cutaneous branches of the thoracoabdominal nerve. As there are studies showing M-TAPA block to be effective for postoperative analgesia for ot...
Summary: Readmission rates for patients with hepatic encephalopathy due to end stage liver disease are high. Hyperammonemia contributes significantly to encephalopathy and occurs because of impaired hepatic ureagenesis and increased skeletal muscle proteolysis. We propose a randomized, 6-month nutritional intervention in cirrhotic patients who have had at least 1 admission for hepatic encephalopathy within...