Pamela Kushner, MD, FAAFP; Nancy Reau, MD; Arun B. Jesudian, MD, and Kimberly Brown, MD, discuss the impact of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) on patients and their families, as well as strategies for improving patient outcomes.
Medical experts emphasize the importance of educating primary care clinicians about the outpatient management of hepatic encephalopathy, a common complication of portal hypertension, and highlight the crucial role of ammonia testing in effectively managing the disease.