Erschienen in:
22.06.2018 | Concise Research Reports
Associations of Race with Follow-up Patterns After Initial Abnormal Liver Tests in Primary Care
verfasst von:
John Bian, Ph.D., Andrew D. Schreiner, M.D., M.S.C.R., Jingwen Zhang, M.S., Samuel O. Schumann, M.D., M.S.C.R., Don C. Rockey, M.D., Patrick D. Mauldin, Ph.D., William P. Moran, M.D., M.S.
Erschienen in:
Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Ausgabe 10/2018
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Excerpt
Black patients are at higher risk than white patients of having liver diseases such as viral hepatitis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma
1. Abnormal liver tests occur frequently in the primary care setting, suggesting possible early or previously undiagnosed liver diseases. Current guidelines recommend repeating liver tests as an initial step in response to abnormalities
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4. As such, prompt follow-up of abnormal tests may offer the potential to diagnose and treat liver disease early, reducing the risk of progression to cirrhosis
5,6. Little is known about the associations of race with follow-up patterns after initial abnormal liver tests. This was the first study that examined the black-white differences in follow-up testing after the initial abnormalities in primary care. …
