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Frontline Gastro
@FrontGastro_BMJ
Supporting education & practice in GI, Hepatology & Clin Nutr. Companion to @BMJOpen_Gastro & Gut @Gut_BMJ
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Joined May 2010
🔎 Functional dyspepsia or gastroparesis? Upper GI symptoms such as early satiety, fullness, pain, bloating & nausea pose a diagnostic challenge. 📊 This high-quality review explores: • Why symptoms & delayed gastric emptying often don’t align • The overlap in pathophysiology
- 🧪 New in Frontline Gastroenterology: A great, hands on practical guide for practicing clinicians in lots of specialties. Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) and anaemia of chronic disease (ACD) are among the most common forms of anaemia — but they overlap so and distinguishing them
- An update on the use of JAK inhibitors for IBD patients - useful for all types of gastroenterologist! bit.ly/3LvXorb @sheiybani @MohsenSubhani @VivekGoodoory @DunnePdj @DrJMKennedy @RexWHHui @RMBeattie50 @Sash_Honap @RichardPollok
- #FGCup "Best Practice Guidance: Outpatient Management in cirrhosis" is a practical guide for all gastroenterologists, ranging from the stable cirrhotic to the fertility in cirrhosis. It has some wonderful proformas (such as below 👇)to allow you to streamline your consultations!
- 👩⚕️👨⚕️ Still avoiding ERCP training due to radiation fears? 🛑 Let’s bust the myths. 📚 Stringer et al lay out the facts, risks & practical mitigations to promote safety, equity, and confidence. 💡 Guidance on PPE, pregnancy, ergonomics, and exposure monitoring. 🔗
- With the expanding therapeutic armamentarium of IBD therapies 💊 , brush up your IBD knowledge 🧠 by reading this excellent manuscript published in FG: "The Milestone papers that changed clinical practice in IBD" 👇 👇 👇 fg.bmj.com/content/early/… With thanks to the authors:
- 🚨💡 Colonic stents: A game-changer in managing large bowel obstruction! 🤕💪 Learn about their benefits, success rates (87%), and when to use them for surgery, palliation, and more! 💉🔬 fg.bmj.com/content/16/1/7… #GItwitter #ClinicalResearch #ColonicStents #BowelObstruction
- 🧬 When the Gut Leaks Protein: What Every Gastroenterologist Should Know About PLE Protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) is a critical but under-recognised cause of hypoalbuminaemia. This #FGReview walks you through: 📌 Key causes: lymphangiectasia, Ménétrier’s, IBD 🧪 Diagnostic
- 📄 NEW in Frontline Gastroenterology Persistent H. pylori—to biopsy or not to biopsy? 🧫 In this UK audit of 51 patients: Median of 3 prior eradication attempts Culture positive in only 41% 86% resistant to both clarithromycin & metronidazole No resistance to tetracycline All
- 🤰 Pregnancy in IBD: keeping mum well to keep baby safe. This new #FGReview highlights best practice for managing IBD in pregnancy — from preconception to postpartum. 💡 Key messages: ✔️ Disease remission before conception is crucial ✔️ Most IBD meds are safe — don’t stop them
- 📝 New blog alert from @FrontGastro_BMJ! GLP-1s, tirzepatide & MASLD: A new frontier for gastroenterologists How should we respond to the rise of weight-loss pharmacotherapy in liver disease care? 📚 This blog explores: – Where GLP-1s fit in MASLD management – The shifting
- 🏆 An FG favourite - how should you go about investigating abnormal liver blood tests in patients with inflammatory bowel disease? A MUST-READ for all post-graduates. 🧠 fg.bmj.com/content/15/6/5… With thanks to the Authors: Jennifer Amy Scott, Christopher Mysko, Huw Purssell and
