Ammonia Levels Do Not Guide Clinical Management of Patients With Hepatic Encephalopathy Caused by Ci...
Ammonia Levels Do Not Guide Clinical Management of Patients With Hepatic Encephalopathy Caused by Cirrhosis
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United States: Wolters Kluwer
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Ammonia appears to play a major role in the pathophysiology of hepatic encephalopathy (HE), but its role in guiding management is unclear. We aimed to understand the impact of ammonia levels on inpatient HE management, hypothesizing that patients with elevated ammonia levels would receive more aggressive lactulose therapy than patients with normal...
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Ammonia Levels Do Not Guide Clinical Management of Patients With Hepatic Encephalopathy Caused by Cirrhosis
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2459364215
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2459364215
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0002-9270
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1572-0241
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10.14309/ajg.0000000000000343
