Medical Management of Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis: ExpertÂ Review from the Clinical Practice Updates Committee ofÂ the AGA Institute

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
5657646	Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology	2017	8 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Best Practice Advice 12: Patients with mild to moderate AH defined by a MELD score < 20 and MDF < 32 should be referred for abstinence counseling and prescribed a highÂ protein diet supplemented with B vitamins and folicÂ acid.

Keywords

TNF AKI MOF ABIC NAC MDF PDE BSC ALT Maddrey discriminant function NIAAA SIRS PTX N-acetylcysteine ALD AST Aspartate aminotransferase acute kidney injury Alanine aminotransferase Best supportive care alcoholic liver disease Systemic inflammatory response syndrome Multiorgan failure tumor necrosis factor Phosphodiesterase Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Nasogastric Alcoholic hepatitis Pentoxifylline MELD glucocorticoid receptor