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American College of Gastroenterology @amcollegegastro.bsky.social · Aug 25

The Role of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Cirrhosis
Archita Desai, MD; Alexander Scherer, MD, PhD & Marina Serper, MD, MS

📕 doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0000000000003551

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Philippa Matthews @pippa-matt.bsky.social · May 8

Changes in epidemiology of #cirrhosis deaths in USA with steep relative uptick in younger men since 2011; drivers include #covid related #alcohol use.
Important data presented by @andrewmmoon.bsky.social at #EASLcongress
@easlnews.bsky.social
#EpiSky #LiverSky #MedSky
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Data showing relative death rate increase in younger men

Risky alcohol use, metabolic disease and HCV infection as causes of cirrhosis shown in figure

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Andrew Moon @andrewmmoon.bsky.social · Mar 27

Turn It Up - the concert to raise colon cancer awareness put on by @amcollegegastro.bsky.social

Enjoying this beautiful performance by Michael Franti

Tune in here: gi.org/concert/

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American College of Gastroenterology @amcollegegastro.bsky.social · Mar 17

Save the Date! Wednesday, March 26th at 8 pm ET

"Tune It Up: A Concert to Raise Awareness of Colorectal Cancer" returns!

Concertmaster Dr. Benjamin Levy shares an evening of inspiring music!

Bookmark this page to listen to the webstream: gi.org/concert/

#GastroSky #ColorectalCancerAwarenessMonth

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American College of Gastroenterology @amcollegegastro.bsky.social · Mar 7

Explore the March issue of The American Journal of #Gastroenterology!

📕 bit.ly/AmJGastro

@jasmohanbajaj.bsky.social @andrewmmoon.bsky.social

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Andrew Moon @andrewmmoon.bsky.social · Feb 10

Metabolic risk factors are increasingly important drivers of primary liver cancer but.... it's complicated

Joseph Ahn lays out the power and perils of Global Burden of Disease data in this editorial in @amcollegegastro.bsky.social #AJG editorial

journals.lww.com/ajg/fulltext...

#GISky #LiverSky

A Global Perspective on Metabolically Driven Primary Liver... : Official journal of the American College of Gastroenterology | ACG

An abstract is unavailable.

journals.lww.com

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Elliot Tapper @ebtapper.bsky.social · Jan 30

Can a pop up alert improve the quality of #cirrhosis care?

Yes, #liversky

Does improving adherence to quality measures improve outcomes?

Not so fast

New #medsky study: doi.org/10.14309/ajg...
@amcollegegastro.bsky.social

Electronic Interventions to Improve Quality for Inpatient... : Official journal of the American College of Gastroenterology | ACG

hemorrhage (AVH) or spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP). Results: Our BPAs increased utilization. Ceftriaxone use was associated with adverse outcomes such as more blood product and broad-spect...

doi.org

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American College of Gastroenterology @amcollegegastro.bsky.social · Jan 10

Meet the 2025 #ACGInstitute leadership program cohorts!

All 4 groups will convene in Washington, DC, this June for Leadership YOU, featuring tailored training, group discussion, and networking opportunities.

Visit the ACG Blog to meet this year’s participants:
➡ bit.ly/acg-leadership-you-2025

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American College of Gastroenterology @amcollegegastro.bsky.social · Jan 3

❗NEW! #RedJournal Special Issue on 🔥 Inflammation in Digestive Diseases 🔥

From Co-EICs Dr. Jasmohan Bajaj & Dr. Millie Long:
"The 'Red Journal' is on fire this month, to change how you think about inflammation in practice."

📕 bit.ly/AmJGastro

@jasmohanbajaj.bsky.social @andrewmmoon.bsky.social

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American College of Gastroenterology @amcollegegastro.bsky.social · Jan 2

NEW! ACG Clinical Guideline:
Management of Eosinophilic Esophagitis #EoE

Dellon, et al.
📕Read bit.ly/acg-eoe-2025
🎙️Listen bit.ly/ajg-podcast-...
🔆Highlights bit.ly/acg-eoe-guid...

#GastroSky #MedSky
@jasmohanbajaj.bsky.social @andrewmmoon.bsky.social @cneumsma.bsky.social

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American College of Gastroenterology @amcollegegastro.bsky.social · Dec 12

Welcome to #GastroSky #LiverSky! New around here?

This #ACGfamily "Starter Pack" includes gastroenterologists, hepatologists, endoscopists, and patient advocates.

Let us know if you want to be added to the list!

#ACGfamily and friends on #BlueSky
🔽🔽🔽🔽
bsky.app/starter-pack...

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Andrew Moon @andrewmmoon.bsky.social · Dec 9

10/10 do NOT recommend

@amcollegegastro.bsky.social #RedJournal

journals.lww.com/ajg/fulltext...

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Andrew Moon @andrewmmoon.bsky.social · Dec 9

What do hepatic encephalopathy and irritable bowel syndrome have in common?

Read this hot take from @jasmohanbajaj.bsky.social and @markpimentelmd.bsky.social in #AJG on whether HE is the original disorder of gut brain interaction (DGBI)

#GISky #LiverSky

Link: journals.lww.com/ajg/fulltext...

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Andrew Moon @andrewmmoon.bsky.social · Nov 27

Tumor seeding is a dreaded complication of biopsy for HCC. But how common is it?

A systematic review in @amcollegegastro.bsky.social #AmJGastro reports a rate of tumor seeding of 0.62% with even lower rates in recent years

#LiverSky

Link: journals.lww.com/ajg/abstract...

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Andrew Moon @andrewmmoon.bsky.social · Nov 25

There have been a lot of recent changes in the world of MASLD - how to make sense of it all?!

Never fear. Neha Shah and Arun Sanyal provide us with a pragmatic approach in @amcollegegastro.bsky.social #AJG

#GISky #LiverSky #MedSky

Link: journals.lww.com/ajg/citation...

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Andrew Moon @andrewmmoon.bsky.social · Nov 23

We’ve got some new adds from UNC Liver:
@sidbarritt4.bsky.social
@orenfix.bsky.social
@ndshah.bsky.social

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American College of Gastroenterology @amcollegegastro.bsky.social · Nov 22

🔑 #LiverSky #GastroSky #Gastroenterology #Hepatology

Andrew Moon @andrewmmoon.bsky.social · Nov 22

Need more fodder to motivate yourself or your colleagues to do that early diagnostic paracentesis?

New in @amcollegegastro.bsky.social #AJG, meta-analysis showing that diagnostic paracentesis within 12 hours improves mortality, shortens LOS and reduces AKI.

Link: journals.lww.com/ajg/pages/ar...

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Andrew Moon @andrewmmoon.bsky.social · Nov 22

Need more fodder to motivate yourself or your colleagues to do that early diagnostic paracentesis?

New in @amcollegegastro.bsky.social #AJG, meta-analysis showing that diagnostic paracentesis within 12 hours improves mortality, shortens LOS and reduces AKI.

Link: journals.lww.com/ajg/pages/ar...

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Andrew Moon @andrewmmoon.bsky.social · Nov 20

Important work Dr. Ufere! Congrats

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Nneka Ufere, MD MSCE @nnekauferemd.bsky.social · Nov 20

Psychological distress is prevalent and interdependent among patients with decompensated cirrhosis and their caregivers, confirming cirrhosis as a SHARED EMOTIONAL CONTAGION within dyads - our new study published in
@AmJGastro #palliativehepatology

journals.lww.com/ajg/abstract...

Psychological Distress is Prevalent and Interdependent... : Official journal of the American College of Gastroenterology | ACG

mong 127 patient-caregiver dyads using Actor-Partner Interdependence Modeling. Results: Among dyads, 26% had both partners reporting clinically significant anxiety and 18% reporting clinically sign...

journals.lww.com

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Andrew Moon @andrewmmoon.bsky.social · Nov 19

Haha, I foresee a future where I'm retiring early due to my highly successful "hecatic encephalopathy" throw pillows sold on Etsy

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Andrew Moon @andrewmmoon.bsky.social · Nov 19

Is this called hecatic encephalopathy?

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Elliot Tapper @ebtapper.bsky.social · Nov 19

When your patient develops hepatic encephalopathy, give them Lactulose. It improves quality of life. And quantity!!!

But if the HE comes back rapidly, consider looking for and closing portosystemic shunts

Just ask this cat

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Andrew Moon @andrewmmoon.bsky.social · Nov 18

Yes, but still plenty of work to do in this area!

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Empowering Patients,LLC • Alison @empoweringpts9.bsky.social · Nov 17

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