Episode 86: Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease

<p>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.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Run the List podcast on AccessMedicine: </strong><a href="https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/multimedia.aspx#1460">https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/multimedia.aspx#1460</a></p>