For U.S. Healthcare Professionals
For U.S. Healthcare Professionals
Use the clinical resources below in your practice to help identify cirrhosis, screen for decompensation, and diagnose HE. There are also resources available for you to share with patients and their caregivers to educate them about cirrhosis and help them navigate an overt HE episode.
Learn more about FIB-4—a noninvasive tool you can use to stratify the risk of liver fibrosis, which is strongly linked to the development of cirrhosis and future decompensation complications, such as overt HE.1,2
Need help making a confident diagnosis of HE? This guide provides a detailed list of signs and symptoms of HE, including grading using the West Haven Criteria, and additional testing options that may be needed.
Use this tool to ensure your EHR system is identifying and tracking patients at risk for cirrhosis decompensation and overt HE to help ensure they are receiving the best evidence-based management.
Nurses caring for patients at risk of HE or suffering from an overt HE episode can utilize this resource to help implement guideline-recommended assessment and management strategies.
Share this questionnaire with caregivers to help uncover details about a patient’s clinical history, including recent signs and symptoms of HE the caregiver may have noticed.
Accurate coding of HE is essential for transitions of care management. Leverage this comprehensive guide for current ICD-9, ICD-10, ICD-11, and Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) codes.
Provide this to your patients with CLD/cirrhosis to reinforce details about how liver disease develops, the need for regular monitoring, and what they should look out for that may signal progression and potential complications, like HE.
For your patients at risk of HE, utilize this two-part guide to provide an overview of how HE develops and presents, then access best practices for identifying and managing overt HE.
Give this to your patients with HE to empower them to communicate with their friends and family about their condition, including its development, symptoms, and what to do during an overt HE episode.
Are you concerned about the safety of your patients when driving? This resource can help you navigate difficult discussions around how HE symptoms may lead to dangerous consequences while driving.3
CLD, chronic liver disease; EHR, electronic health record; FIB-4, fibrosis-4 index; HCP, healthcare provider; ICD, International Classification of Diseases.
1. Cusi K et al. Endocr Pract. 2022;28(5):528-562.
2. Rinella ME et al. Hepatology. 2023;77(5):1797-1835.
3. Vilstrup H et al. Hepatology. 2014;60(2):715-735.
