Veldhuyzen van Zanten

Jul 10, 2024 | academic.oup.com | David Yi |Veldhuyzen van Zanten

Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a clinical hallmark of end-stage liver disease (ESLD), characterized by recurrent episodes of confusion, disorientation, and altered mental status (AMS), which often result in frequent visits to the Emergency Department (ED).1–4 Despite its clinical significance, the presenting symptoms of HE are non-specific which can pose a diagnostic challenge for clinicians.4,5 Computed tomography (CT) of the head is often used as a diagnostic tool in patients presenting...

Dec 14, 2023 | academic.oup.com | Alberta Precision Laboratories |Veldhuyzen van Zanten

Helicobacter pylori is an accepted cause of gastritis, dyspepsia, duodenal, and gastric ulcers and is a risk factor for gastric cancer. There is consensus that H. pylori-positive patients should be offered treatment. Traditionally, therapy involved “classic” triple combinations of a proton pump inhibitor (P) with clarithromycin (C) and either amoxicillin (A) (PAC) or metronidazole (M) (PMC) for 7–14 days.