Vlad Fomin MD
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Vlad Fomin MD
@Doc_Fomin
GI Fellow 🏥via @WCM_GI, @MGHmedres @zuckersom #GI #hepatology, Paradoxically a Patriots 🏈 and a Knicks fan🏀 All opinions =me

Today, FDA approved a medication for the treatment of adults with noncirrhotic non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) with moderate to advanced liver scarring (fibrosis), to be used along with diet and exercise. fda.gov/news-events/pr…

















Terlipressin is now approved by FDA!!🔥#livertwitter🚨 ⚠️Cr>5 is unlikely to benefit ⚠️risk of respiraotry failure, esp in pt w/ volume overload & ACLF3 ⚠️ Do NOT use in pts w/ SpO2 <90% until O2 levels improve ⚠️ Do not use in pts w/ bowel, coronary, peripheral artery ischemia






It’s come up a lot lately, so I want to talk about large-bore IV (LBIV) access for a sec A big IV can be the difference between life and death for a bleeding or severely volume-down patient But what's "good enough"? Here's some of why LBIVs matter 🧵










Congratulations @MahanNekoui, Massachusetts General Hospital and Broad Institute, on winning our Early Career Researcher 2022 competition! Tune in to hear more about the fascinating research his team are doing using #UKBiobank data here: bit.ly/3beeWZv #ECR #UKBSC22
