Pearls from the Pros

Pearls from the Pros

The Paradox of Achalasia Symptoms

Author:

David A. Katzka, MD

Publish date: March 11, 2024

Reduction of symptoms of dysphagia lulls the gastroenterologist into thinking their patients are doing well.

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Pearls from the Pros

Iron Overload in Non-HFE Liver Disease: Not all Iron is Ready to Strike

Author:

Paul Martin, MD

Lawrence S. Friedman, MD

Publish date: February 5, 2024

In any patient with chronic liver disease, an elevated serum ferritin or an elevated iron saturation should prompt testing for HFE mutations to...

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Pearls from the Pros

Statins and the liver: Not harmful and perhaps beneficial

Author:

Paul Martin, MD

Lawrence S. Friedman, MD

Publish date: December 5, 2023

Statins should not be withheld in patients with liver disease when indicated — with a few caveats.

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Pearls from the Pros

Hepatic presentations of celiac disease

Author:

Lawrence S. Friedman, MD

Paul Martin, MD

Publish date: September 11, 2023

Liver biopsy findings may include variable degrees of steatosis, inflammation, and fibrosis.

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Pearls from the Pros

Incidental hepatic steatosis

Author:

Lawrence S. Friedman, MD

Paul Martin, MD

Publish date: July 13, 2023

It is important to identify patients at risk of progressive fibrosis.

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