Recently out! PTLD Involving the pancreas in a liver transplant recipient - an ultra rare PTLD manifestation pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33937519/ Josh Levitsky @Northwestern_Tx

Breaking news:JAMA Internal Medicine #COVIDVaccination ->delayed in #cirrhosis but works against severe disease! ☝️One dose -> 64.8% ↓ #COVID19 ✌️Two doses ->78.6%↓ COVID19 #livertwitter #medtwitter #GITwitter Miami VA VCU Health VCU UMiami Medical News jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…

Following now :) encourage everyone to join in. It is virtual!

A patient with cirrhosis is hospitalized for their first episode of hepatic encephalopathy which is eventually treated. You send home on: Jasmohan Bajaj Elliot Tapper Salvatore Piano Andy Tau, MD Patty Pringle Bloom, M.D. Sumeet Asrani @john_ricemd Ruben Hernaez #livertwitter

As we get more and more data on COVID Vax responses, we get a clearer picture of extent of protection. After 2 doses 87% of heart and 93% of liver recipients had humoral and/or cellular responses. Emily Blumberg NATASHA HALASA camwolfe @nikkitheomd onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aj…

renumathyd Elliot Tapper 1. Do early paracentesis to all hospitalized patients with ascites. 2. I recommend a 48h tap to all SBP that have NOT improved clinically. 3. Paracentesis is safe but still is an invasive procedure 4. Be patient-centered and follow your hospital antibiotic policy

US FDA allows EUA for vaccine booster with Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for immunocompromised patients!!

In this report from Scotland, vaccination of health care workers for #SARSCoV2 was associated with a decrease in household transmission. #COVID19 #Covid19Vaccines #IDTwitter nej.md/2WQurzE

What does success after LT look like beyond survival metrics? Thanks Marina Serper, MD, MS for providing framework for long term health outcomes from a patient/caregiver perspective. Cognitive function matters.Lisa VanWagner Allison Kwong Mamatha Bhat aasldpubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.100…

A life-changing kidney transplant and a major milestone: Baylor University Medical Center celebrates 10,000th transplanted organ scrubbing.in/a-life-changin… via Baylor Scott & White Health

Join us in Dallas for a focused conference on innovations in DCD transplants. Collaboration between BaylorSimmonsTransplantDFW and Southwest Transplant Alliance. Register at BSWHealth.com/DallasDCDSummit. Anji Wall Dr. Liver Chris Sonnenday @niles_patti Greg McKenna Linda Huante Amit K. Mathur, MD MS FACS

Happy doctor’s day! With Shivang Mehta, MD saving one liver at a time BaylorSimmonsTransplantDFW Linda Huante Sumeet Asrani #LiverTwitter #MetTwitter

1/3 - The Mystery In medical school, I was warned to "beware the patient with unilateral icterus" as this portended something bad. As in this case from NEJM. What can explain this finding? nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.105…

I will add that to my morning round pearls

Med students and interns - Calling for a consult can be nerve wracking. A long time ago, my chief taught me how to call a consultant and it hasn't steered me wrong yet so here is a 🧵

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