
#142 Cirrhosis TIPS for Acute Complications
The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
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Cashlack's Case for Cirrhosis
A 45-year-old male has a past history of alcoholic cirrhosis, also past history of hepatitis C. His family brought him by his family with concerns for altered mental status. He's hyponatremic with a sodium of 127, bicarb of 17, chloride of 97, albumin of 2.5, total bile of 5.6, and an iron of 1.7. With this kind of patient, it was a little overwhelming due to the very significant possibilities of badness going on with him,. The other thing that often jumps out is his BUN being elevated.
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