A 58-year-old man with MASLD-related cirrhosis has a liver stiffness of 30 kPa on transient elastography. He has never had a decompensation event. His...

Question

A 58-year-old man with MASLD-related cirrhosis has a liver stiffness of 30 kPa on transient elastography. He has never had a decompensation event. His platelet count is 95 × 10⁹/L. He is commenced on carvedilol per Baveno VII. What starting dose is recommended?

Accepted Answer

Carvedilol 6.25 mg OD, titrated up to a maximum of 12.5 mg BD

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Carvedilol 3.125 mg OD

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Carvedilol 50 mg OD

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Carvedilol 12.5 mg BD immediately

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Carvedilol 25 mg BD

uk-sce-gastroenterology MCQ (SBA): Cirrhosis

A 58-year-old man with MASLD-related cirrhosis has a liver stiffness of 30 kPa on transient elastography. He has never had a decompensation event. His platelet count is 95 × 10⁹/L. He is commenced on carvedilol per Baveno VII. What starting dose is recommended?