Figure 4.1 Celiac disease diagnostic testing algorithm. DGP, deamidated gliadin peptide; HLA, human leukocyte antigen; Ig, immunoglobulin; TTGA, tissue transglutaminase antibody (Reproduced from Rubio-Tapia [13] ©Nature) Elimination of dietary wheat,…
and Nisreen Husain1 (1) Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine and Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA Nisreen Husain Email:…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Joseph Sellin (ed.)Managing Gastrointestinal Complications of Diabetes10.1007/978-3-319-48662-8_2 2. Esophageal Disease in Diabetes Mellitus J. Andy Tau1 and Lubin Fernando Arevalo Santana1 (1) Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and…
Clinical indication Strength of evidence for increased risk of HCC Recommendation NAFLD with cirrhosis Strong Screen for HCC with liver ultrasound every 6 months NAFLD without cirrhosis Emerging evidence HCC…
Cause Method of evaluation Central obesity Waist circumference >102 cm in men Waist circumference >88 cm in women Impaired fasting glucose Fasting blood glucose >110 mg/dL Hypertension Systolic blood pressure…
Figure 1.1 Gastrointestinal complications associated with diabetes (Reproduced with permission from Sellin [11] ©Nature) 1.2 Risk Factors Elevated blood glucose (HbA1c), long duration of diabetes, and the presence of established…
Major criteria Minor criteria Major criteria A Cysts Hyperechoic foci with shadowing (parenchymal calcifications) Stranding Main pancreatic duct calculi Hyperechoic foci without shadowing Lobularity without honeycombing Major criteria B Irregular…
Figure 8.1 Posttransplant management: blood glucose control. FPG fasting plasma glucose, IGT impaired glucose tolerance, PG plasma glucose (Reproduced with permission from Wilkinson [29] ©Wiley) References 1. Tolman KG, Fonseca…
Drug class Medication Hepatotoxicity Safe in patients with cirrhosis? Comment Sulfonylureasa Glyburide, glipizide Rare cholestasis Yes May not overcome insulin resistance and defect in insulin secretion seen in alcoholic cirrhosis…
