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#114 Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis: 5 Pearls Segment

Core IM | Internal Medicine Podcast

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Is Nutrition Important for Treatment of Al Cap?

The calorie count that I want for this patient is something like 30 kilocalories per kilogram per day. And just want to emphasize that a good amount of those calories should be protein. The second critical pillar for the treatment of Al Cap is addressing the underlying issue, drinking. These liver injuries cause an extreme catabolic state and all that increased energy expenditure will only worsen the malnutrition.

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