Treatment Considerations for Patients with Decompensated Cirrhosis and Hepatic Encephalopathy
Arun B. Jesudian, MD provides a didactic overview of cirrhosis, including its epidemiology and reviews the distinction between compensated and decompensated forms, focusing on hepatic encephalopathy as a complication of this condition.
Patient Care Online® “ConsultantLive™” program titled “Treatment Considerations for patients with Decompensated Cirrhosis and Hepatic Encephalopathy”.
Panelists:
Arun Jesudian, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Transplant Hepatologist
Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation
New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, New York
Program Description:
In this video series, an expert in the management of liver conditions provides an overview of cirrhosis, including its epidemiology and the distinction between compensated and decompensated forms. Patient cases are reviewed to highlight hepatic encephalopathy as a complication and how to manage and prevent the recurrence of this condition.
