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Dr. Samira Farouk, transplant nephrologist at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, continues our nephrology series with a discussion of hypokalemia. She and Dr. Emily Gutowski, RTL host, cover the potential causes of low potassium and important concepts to keep in mind while treating this electrolyte disturbance. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dr. Rahul Maheshwari, second year nephrology fellow at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, discusses hyperkalemia with Dr. Emily Gutowski, a RTL host and internal medicine resident. They cover the potential causes of elevated potassium, how to think about acuity, and treatment guidelines to correct this electrolyte disturbance. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dr. Rahul Maheshwari, second year nephrology fellow at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, discusses acute kidney injury with Dr. Emily Gutowski, a RTL host and internal medicine resident. Together, they discuss the presentation, differential diagnosis, and treatment considerations of AKI. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dr. Raymond Chung, a gastroenterologist and Transplant Hematologist who is the Director of the Hepatology and Liver Center at MGH and a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, discusses acute liver failure with Dr. Joyce Zhou, a RTL host and internal medicine resident. In the episode, he defines acute liver failure (ALF) and discusses pathophysiology, etiologies of ALF, complications by system, and tenets of management. He also discusses new treatments for liver failure in the developmental pipeline. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dr. Raymond Chung, a Gastroenterologist and Transplant Hepatologist who is the Director of the Hepatology and Liver Center at MGH and a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, joins host of RTL and internal medicine resident, Dr. Joyce Zhou, to discuss an approach to decompensated cirrhosis. In the episode, the two cover underlying pathophysiology, complications, and management of patients with cirrhosis from oral medications through transplant consideration. Their discussion touches on ascites, esophageal varices, hepatic encephalopathy, SBP diagnosis, TIPS use, hepato-renal syndrome, and more. The episode closes with Dr. Chung’s big picture pearls for thinking about and caring for cirrhotic patients. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dr. Sasha-Deutsch Link, a Gastroenterology and Hepatology fellow at the University of North Carolina (UNC), joins host her co-fellow Dr. Walker Redd, co-founder and host of RTL, to discuss Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease. Through a case discussion of a patient with acute alcohol-associated hepatitis, they review patient-centered terminology, the relevant diagnostic workup, and how to think both acute and chronic alcohol-associated liver disease. They also cover important principles of management, including supportive care, nutrition, pyschosocial support, pharmacotherapy for alcohol cessation, and consideration of early liver transplant, as well as the importance of longitudinal follow-up. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dr. Navin Kumar, an attending Gastroenterologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital, medical educator at Harvard Medical School, and co-founder of the Run the List podcast and host Blake Smith discuss how to approach a patient presenting with acute right-upper quadrant (RUQ) pain. Together, they discuss the various causes of RUQ pain, in addition to how to approach a set of liver function tests (LFTs), differentiating hepatocellular injury from a cholestatic pattern. They then discuss how various forms of imaging (RUQUS, CT) can guide diagnosis and management, leading to a discussion about the use of ERCP and cholecystectomy in such cases. Lastly, the episode closes with a diagnosis and three clinical pearls about RUQ pain and abnormal LFTs. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dr. Navin Kumar, an attending gastroenterologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital, medical educator at Harvard Medical School, and co-founder of the Run the List podcast and Dr. Walker Redd, a Gastroenterology fellow at the University of North Carolina and co-founder of RTL, discuss Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Building on the prior episode covering an approach to diarrhea, they first discuss diagnosing IBD and distinguishing between ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD). Through a case discussion of a patient with UC, they provide an overview the initial management options for lower risk patients with mild to moderate UC and then review how to manage an acute, severe UC flare. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dr. Navin Kumar, an attending Gastroenterologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital, medical educator at Harvard Medical School, and co-founder of the Run the List podcast and host Blake Smith discuss how to approach a patient presenting with diarrhea. In this episode, Navin discusses his framework for thinking through these cases, from patient history to chronicity and quality. Through a case discussion, they review the definition of diarrhea, the broad types of diarrhea (watery, fatty, and inflammatory), and how to further workup these cases using colonoscopy and biopsy. The episode closes with a diagnosis and three clinical pearls, setting the stage for RTL's next episode dedicated to IBD management. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dr. Navin Kumar, an attending Gastroenterologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital, medical educator at Harvard Medical School, and co-founder of the Run the List podcast and Dr. Walker Redd, a Gastroenterology fellow at the University of North Carolina and co-founder of RTL, discuss biliary tract stone disease. In this episode, Navin and Walker share how they approach common presentations of gallstone pathology. Through a case discussion, they review the terminology used to distinguish the different conditions, initial management steps, further workup including appropriate imaging studies, and the role of the Advanced Endoscopy and general surgery teams. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy