
Dr John O'Donohue
@thebottomdoc
Gastroenterologist. Shining a light on bowel cancer. Inspector of endoscopy units, stomachs & bile ducts too. Some tweets my own.
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18-12-2014 00:15:23
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Don’t need endoscopy to screen for varices in patients with cirrhosis any more - Dr Willscott Naugler, Portland, ON Digestive Disease Week Concept of ‘Clinically significant Portal Hypertension’ - if > 10 mm Hg elevation is present, start on beta blockers to prevent varices, ascites
