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Preventive Care in Patients with Cirrhosis: How to Keep your Cirrhotic Patient “Healthy” as Long as You Can

Name: Preventive Care in Patients with Cirrhosis: How to Keep your Cirrhotic Patient “Healthy” as Long as You Can
Uploaded: 2015-06-16T00:00:00+00:00
Description: Vandan Khungar, MD, reviews preventive care strategies for patients with cirrhosis.

In this engaging video, hepatologist Vandana Khungar, MD, discusses the ways in which clinicians can help prevent hospitalization and retreatment in patients with cirrhosis via prevention of infection and malnutrition, and the management of ascites, varices and encephalopathy.

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June 16, 2015

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