Background: Rifaximin 550 mg tablets is a nonsystemic antibiotic indicated for reducing the risk of overt hepatic encephalopathy (HE) recurrence in adults and may be used in combination with lactulose. Practice guidelines state that rifaximin is effective as add-on therapy to lactulose for preventing overt HE recurrence. This pooled analysis evaluated the efficacy and safety [...]

Case Presentation: A 69-year-old female with no prior past medical history who presented to the ED with complaints of shortness of breath. Chest-x-ray was found to be positive for right sided pleural effusion. A thoracentesis was performed and pleural fluid found to be exudative per Light’s criteria. Fluid cytology and cell count were within normal [...]

Case Presentation: A 51- year old male with a past medical history of cirrhosis due to sarcoidosis, was admitted with worsening left lower extremity pain and swelling for two days. He remembered a pop in his left leg two days ago after performing squats followed by severe left lower extremity pain the morning after. Additionally, [...]