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1. CHIEF COMPLAINT
a. Hepatic encephalopathy
2. HPI
3. ROS
4. SYMPTOMS
a. Shortened attention span
b. Impaired addition or subtraction
c. Hypersomnia
d. Insomnia
e. Euphoria
f. Depression
g. Irritability
h. Confusion
i. Slowing of ability to perform mental tasks
j. Asterixis
k. Lethargy
l. Apathy
m. Disorientation
n. Inappropriate behavior
o. Slurred speech
p. Drowsiness
q. Amnesia
r. Fits of rage
s. Coma with or without response to painful stimuli
5. HISTORY
a. FAMILY HISTORY
b. SOCIAL HISTORY
•Alcoholism
c. PASTMEDICAL HISTORY
d. SURGICAL HISTORY
e. CHRONIC CONDITIONS
•Hepatitis
•Cirrhosis
6. ALLERGIES
7. PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
8. SPECIFIC DATA LIKE GRADING ETC
9. TESTS TO BE ORDERED
•CBP
•Serum electrolytes
•Serum bilirubin
•Liver function tests
•Serum creatinine
•Blood ammonia
•EEG
•X-ray
•USG abdomen
•CT scan
•MRI
11. EDUCATION
•Avoid medications that depress central nervous system function,
especially benzodiazepines.
•Take diets containing vegetable proteins
•Consume well-cooked chicken and fish in addition to vegetable
protein.
•Take commercially available liquid nutritional supplements in
diet.
12. MEDICATION
•Lactulose
•Lactilol
•Neomycin
•Metronidazole
•Vancomycin
•Paromomycin
•Quinolones
•Rifaximin
•L-ornithine L-aspartate (LOLA)
•Zinc sulfate
•Zinc acetate
•Sodium benzoate
•Sodium phenylbutyrate
•Sodium phenylacetate
•L-carnitine
•Hydroxyzine
13. FOLLOW-UP