Brenda Amuchi

GI fellow @WashUmedgastro | IM @laheyhospital | MPH @BUSPH

[Brenda Amuchi @bcamuchi]

@Debbie_upperr @NnekaUfereMD @AkwiAsombangMD Thanks Deb, looking forward to meeting you!

[Brenda Amuchi @bcamuchi]

Thrilled to be joining Washington University for my GI/Hepatology fellowship!

Grateful to my family, friends, and mentors for their unwavering support. Special thanks to Drs. Carmi Punzalan, @NnekaUfereMD, and @AkwiAsombangMD for their invaluable guidance and encouragement.

[Brenda Amuchi @bcamuchi]

@adelfarhoud @NnekaUfereMD @AkwiAsombangMD Thank you Adel!

[WashU Medicine Division of Gastroenterology @WashUMedGastro]

We are thrilled to welcome our all ⭐️ incoming fellows! Congratulations and we can’t wait to see you!

[Brenda Amuchi @bcamuchi]

@NeethiDasu Thank you @NeethiDasu

[Liver Fellow Network @LiverFellow]

🫘The liver and kidney have a somewhat complicated relationship, particularly when it comes to liver transplant and immunosuppressants 💊. Check out the summary of 🔢 articles in @LTxJournal by Virginia Milner!

#HepMadness #livertwitter #MedEd #FOAMed

https://t.co/gXZ4RJPgZZ

[Brenda Amuchi @bcamuchi]

@AkwiAsombangMD @AmCollegeGastro @LaheyHospital @NnekaUfereMD @blackingastro Thank you Dr Asombang. It was so inspiring to meet you and learn about your journey in Global health. I’m grateful for your support and I look forward to continuing to learn from you.

[Brenda Amuchi @bcamuchi]

Had an incredible time at #ACG2024! Connected with amazing colleagues & mentors, learnt updated guidelines, and had fun with my co-residents. Honored to win an “outstanding poster presentation award”. Thanks @NeethiDasu for your invaluable guidance on this case! @AmCollegeGastro

[Elliot Tapper @ebtapper]

What is hepatorenal syndrome?
A #Livertwitter #tweetorial

Hepatology is awesome, exciting, but also humbling.
Nowhere is that clearer than HRS, a true unmet need for patients with ascites

Aims
1. What
2. Why
3. How to prevent/treat
4. ❤️ #cirrhosis physiology

[Liver Fellow Network @LiverFellow]

❔Why do some patients develop ascites after liver transplantation?

✨Learn from @juanjgonMD about post-transplant ascites including how to evaluate and why we care!

#livertwitter #GITwitter #MedEd #FOAMed

https://t.co/OSbT8gmaSH

[Brenda Amuchi @bcamuchi]

Thrilled to receive the NIH R13 award for my work on palliative care utilization in decompensated cirrhosis. Grateful to @nmainternalmed for the award and to @ceomaliko1 for his guidance. The learning opportunities at the NMA conference have been invaluable #Grateful #GItwitter

[Liver Fellow Network @LiverFellow]

Resmetirom (thyroid hormone receptor beta-selective agonist) has made 🌊 waves 🌊 as the 🥇FDA-approved treatment for MASH with fibrosis.

Read @RichieManikat 's summary of this seminal @NEJM trial ⏬

#livertwitter #GITwitter #MedEd #FOAMed

https://t.co/HnEkBU4G2q

[Elliot Tapper @ebtapper]

1/

WHY are steroids used for alcoholic hepatitis?
SHOULD we?
WHAT is the deal with prednisolone vs prednisone?
WHERE did the discriminant function come from?
ARE you ready for a #tweetorial

#livertwitter #medtwitter #meded #cirrhosis

[Thomas G. Cotter, MD MS @TCotterMD]

A concise overview of ascites management from @allisonkwong and colleagues in @CLD_Learning

Sodium restriction, diuretics, paracentesis and TIPS all covered

https://t.co/bYy3zWvRV2

[Liver Fellow Network @LiverFellow]

Interested in learning about the management of #ascites?

Check out this 'Tools of the Trade' post by @HershShroff of @UNCLiverCenter

https://t.co/E0lm6hIdDx

#livertwitter #MedEd #FOAMed #GITwitter #MedTwitter

[Juan Turnes @jturnesv]

Not all cirrhosis patients showing cognitive disturbances have hepatic encephalopathy

In fact, less than half of them do!

Keep an open mind to other possible causes

#TLM23 #livertwitter

[Elliot Tapper @ebtapper]

1/

WHERE does ascites come from?
HOW do diuretics treat ascites?
ARE you ready for a #tweetorial?

#livertwitter #medtwitter #MedEd

[Brenda Amuchi @bcamuchi]

Had an amazing time at the #ACG2023 . Really inspiring to connect with people and learn new guideline recommendations. Thanks @AmCollegeGastro and @blackingastro for the fantastic networking opportunity.

[Keith Siau @drkeithsiau]

A beautiful infographic on cholecystitis and cholangitis by @InternAtWork 👏🙇🏻‍♂️

[Brenda Amuchi @bcamuchi]

@AMLandryMD This was my initial reaction when I first encountered 'best', but now I use it often. I interpret it as the short version of 'best wishes'.