Hepatic Encephalopathy Update:
Reports From the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
Annual Meeting, 2011
Target Audience
This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of hepatologists, gastroenterologists, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners involved in the care of patients with chronic liver disease.
Goal Statement
To provide important clinical data on issues related to the management of hepatic encephalopathy.
Educational Objectives
Upon completion of
this activity, participants should
be better able to:
Credit Designation
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To describe the spectrum of neuropsychiatric manifestations seen in cirrhotic patients with hepatic encephalopathy
1.0 AMA PRA Category
1 Credit(s)™
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Identify predictors of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) in patients with cirrhosis and determine appropriate prophylactic regimens for such patients
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Evaluate the use of breath sample analysis to diagnose HE
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Describe specific bacteria that are related to cognition and inflammation in HE
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Determine additional problems that may be associated with neuropsychiatric impairment in HE and assess appropriate screening tools to diagnose these conditions
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Analyze the development of and treatment with portosystemic shunts in HE
Please see page 1 of
the newsletter for full accreditation
statement.
Jointly sponsored by Purdue University School of Pharmacy and the Chronic Liver Disease Foundation.
This educational material was supported by a grant from Salix Pharmaceuticals.
SAFETY OF RIFAXIMIN IN PATIENTS WITH HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY: RESULTS OF A RANDOMIZED, PHASE 3, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL K. Mullen, S. Sigal, M. Sheikh, N. Bass, F. Poordad, K. Merchant, S. Huang, A. Shaw, E. Bortey, W. Forbes EASL 2009 poster Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, University of California San Francisco, Fresno, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Morrisville, NC, USA
