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Patty Bloom
@bloompringle.bsky.social
Transplant Hepatologist at Mayo Clinic| Hepatic encephalopathy, microbiome | AE at Hep Comm
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Reposted by Patty Bloom
When I treat autoimmune hepatitis, I start at 20mg of prednisone and then I taper super slowly while the azathioprine (or MMF) takes effect

What do you do, #liversky?

Here’s a study that looks at rapid vs non-rapid tapers (retrospectively)

doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...
March 2, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Reposted by Patty Bloom
This trial by @bloompringle.bsky.social will be seen as one of the most important in the field of FMT - 💩 transplant - for #cirrhosis

Does the 💩 engraft?
Does the 💩 work (improved barrier function)?

This is why PPB is the future

journals.lww.com/hepcomm/full...

#liversky
Safety and efficacy of a defined bacterial consortium,... : Hepatology Communications
thods: We performed a single-center, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of VE303 in adult patients with a history of overt HE (NCT04899115). Eligible patients were taking lactulose and rifaximin, ...
journals.lww.com
February 20, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Reposted by Patty Bloom
In #CTGjournal:
The Misdiagnosis and Underdiagnosis of Hepatic Encephalopathy
Patricia Bloom, MD

➡️ bit.ly/40naxJJ

@bloompringle.bsky.social
January 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Reposted by Patty Bloom
It's that time of the year again. In no particular order, I would like to share a few of #livertwitter in 2024 with #liversky

These could be original research, guidance statement, position paper or editorial. This is def not an inclusive list. Feel free to add to the 🧵
December 10, 2024 at 8:28 PM
FIRST BlueSky post

Thrilled to be back at AASLD/EASL masterclass

In just an hour our incredible team combined their different skills/interests into one beautiful team science proposal

GO TEAMMAIT study 🥇

#LiverSky
December 7, 2024 at 3:20 PM