
#142 Cirrhosis TIPS for Acute Complications
The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
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Encephalopathy: A Shunt Phenomenon
Encephalopathy is a complex condition that results from shunting of blood around the liver. The decreased function of a serotic liver does make it worse. Urinary tract infections are notorious for doing it. Skin infection, your name, any kind of little infection can trigger encephalopathy. You have to think about electrolyte issues like hypokalemia in particular.
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