Discussion of a case of acute alcoholic liver disease with underlying cirrhosis. Some links to things discussed this AM:
Comprehensive NEJM review on Cirrhosis and Ascites - Excellent review of cirrhosis management.
This NEJM article on evaluation of abnormal LFTs is a nice complement to the uptodate article on the reading list.
Finally - this article walks you through how and when to do a paracentesis and how to interpret the results. Part of the outstanding "Rational Clinical Exam" series in JAMA.
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