Liver Transplant Part I
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Objectives
- Understand liver failure physiology and the pre-transplant condition
- Describe the management and common therapies used to support a patient with liver failure
Articles
- Evolution in the understanding of the pathophysiological basis of portal hypertension: How changes in paradigm are leading to successful new treatments
- Hepatorenal syndrome: Update on diagnosis and treatment
Lecture
Quiz
Liver Transplant Part I
Liver Transplant Part II
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Objectives
- Understand surgical details of a liver transplant
- Understand indications of good graft function and the methods to support it
Articles
- Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy on the pre- and post-liver transplantation phase
- Intensive care management of liver transplanted patients
Lecture
Quiz
Liver Transplant Part II
Acute Liver Failure
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Objectives
- Describe clinical, laboratory, and radiological features used to diagnose acute liver failure and determine etiology.
- Assess severity of the patient with ALF and appropriate monitoring and immediate management.
- Understand differences between ALF and acute on chronic liver failure.
- Choose therapies to optimize support of the liver and other organ systems.
Articles
- Management Problems in Liver Disease – Acute Liver Failure
- Acetaminophen Overdose: What Practitioners Need to Know
Lecture
Quiz
Acute Liver Failure
Immunosuppression
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Objectives
- Define the classes of immunosuppressive agents with respect to their mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, and adverse effects
- Calculate dose conversions for immunosuppressive agents
- Identify common drug interactions with immunosuppressive agents and design an appropriate therapeutic recommendation for said interaction
Articles
- Immunosuppressive agents in solid organ transplantation: Mechanisms of action and therapeutic efficacy
- Pharmacology of immunosuppressive medications in solid organ transplantation
Lecture
Quiz
Immunosuppression
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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Objectives
- Understand the types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and complications associated with each
- Describe appropriate surgical management strategies for patients with IBD
- Discuss postoperative management and common complications of surgery in patients with IBD
Articles
Lecture
Quiz
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Quiz
Breast Reconstruction
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Objectives
- Review the benefits and risks associated with using surgical free flaps for breast reconstruction
- Describe the types of commonly used surgical flaps and how they differentiate from each other
- Describe initial postoperative care of surgical free flaps and the most likely postoperative complications that could occur
Articles
- Postoperative Care and Monitoring of the Reconstructed Head and Neck Patient
- Abdominal perforator vs. muscle sparing flaps for breast reconstruction
Lecture
Quiz
Surgical Flaps
Paracentesis
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Objectives
- Describe common causes of ascites
- Understand Pathophysiology of Ascites in Cirrhosis
- Review anatomy relevant to selecting an appropriate paracentesis site
- Understand the clinical indications to performing paracentesis
- List the contraindications for paracentesis
- Describe how to perform paracentesis
- List common complications of paracentesis.
Articles
- Pathophysiology and Prevention of Paracentesis-induced Circulatory Dysfunction: A Concise Review
- Things We Do for No Reason™: Routine Correction of Elevated INR and Thrombocytopenia Prior to Paracentesis in Patients with Cirrhosis
Lecture
Quiz
Paracentesis
Pancreatitis
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