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This episode explores the diagnosis and management of alcohol-related hepatitis with insights from experts in the field.

In this episode of the RCP Medicine Podcast, Professor Ewan Forrest, Consultant Hepatologist at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, joins Dr Jennifer Tham, Gastroenterology Trainee in the West of Scotland, to explore the diagnosis and management of alcohol related hepatitis. A common but often misunderstood emergency presentation. Through a detailed case, they unpack diagnostic challenges, key blood markers, distinguishing features from decompensated cirrhosis, and the practical steps clinici...

People in this episode

Host: Dr Jennifer Tham

Guest: Professor Ewan Forrest

Topics covered

• alcohol-related hepatitis
• diagnosis
• management
• emergency presentation
• clinical challenges

Keywords

• alcohol-related hepatitis
• diagnosis
• management
• blood markers
• decompensated cirrhosis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Royal College of Physicians

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