Practical Tips for the Primary Care Clinician Treating HE

Author(s):

Pamela Kushner, MD, FAAFP ,Nancy Reau, MD

The group of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) professionals acknowledges the challenges and potential overwhelm faced by busy primary care practices when managing patients with HE, and they provide practical clinical pearls and advice to support these clinicians in delivering effective care and improving patient outcomes.

EP: 1.Exploring the Impact of Hepatic Encephalopathy on Patients and Their Families

EP: 2.Educating Primary Care Clinicians on Outpatient HE Management and Ammonia Testing

EP: 3.HE Experts on Symptoms, Risk Factors, Diagnosis Challenges, and Severity Grading

EP: 4.Collaborating with Specialists: Primary Care Clinician’s Evolving Role in HE Management

EP: 5.Preventing Cirrhosis Progression: Gut-Liver Axis, Circulation, Inflammation

EP: 6.Hepatic Encephalopathy: Exploring Alterations in Microbiota Caused by Liver Disease

EP: 7.Current Hepatic Encephalopathy Therapies Targeting Gut-Liver Axis Disturbance

EP: 8.AASLD Guidelines for Hepatic Encephalopathy: Rifaximin's Role and Safety

EP: 9.Overview of Outpatient Strategies for Optimizing Patient Outcomes in HE

EP: 10.Managing Adverse Effects in HE Treatment

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In a busy primary care practice taking on the care of patients with HE can be challenging and overwhelming, what are some clinical pearls/ resources/ and advice that you have for the primary care clinician?