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Practice Editing Here (Nov 23rd in-class Wiki session work)

 * This is a place to practice clicking the "edit" button and practice adding references (via the citation button).

Assignment # 3
Wikipedia article title: Cirrhosis
 * Note: You will be emailing your assignment # 3 directly to your tutor, however, please paste a version here that excludes your personal information. This will allow us to support your efforts on Wikipedia prior to editing "live" in the article.

Proposed changes: I plan to add a few sentences about the definition and treatment of hepatic encephalopathy because there is currently no information about this topic present on the article. The specific sentences I would like to add are:

Hepatic Encephalopathy is a potential complication of liver cirrhosis that may lead to functional neuronal impairment, ranging from mild confusion to comatose state. Common first line treatment of Hepatic Encephalopathy may include oral lactulose or the antibiotic Rifaximin. Probiotics may also be used as a form of early therapy.

-         The words “Hepatic Encephalopathy will be wiki-linked to the article about this topic

-         Each sentence will be followed by a citation to the source through PMID: 26164219.

Rationale for proposed change: I am hoping to make these changes because hepatic encephalopathy is a potentially serious complication of liver cirrhosis and should thus be mentioned.

There are no areas of controversy relating to the proposed changes.

Critique of source: The source that will be used to support the proposed changes is:

Patidar, K. R., & Bajaj, J. S. (2015). Covert and Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy: Diagnosis and Management. Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology: the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association, 13(12), 2048–2061. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2015.06.039

PMID: 26164219.

This source is currently 5 years old and may not cover novel treatments. However, newer research indicates that the treatments for hepatic encephalopathy discussed in this source remain the first line options.

The chosen source is a very thorough review on current treatment guidelines for Hepatic Encephalopathy and is sponsored through the United States NIH and government. However, the source does not clearly indicate a methods section for how individual studies were chosen for review. This information may have shed light on potential selection biases within the process, and potential biases in the treatments listed within the source.

Article Improvement: The aforementioned proposed changes have been posted to the Wikipedia talk page for Cirrhosis.

What to post on the Wikipedia article talk page?

 * This will also be covered on Nov 23rd in class. Your group should use the below template to share an outline of your proposed improvements (including your new wording and citations). Article talk pages are not places to share your assignment answers. The Wikipedia community will be more interested in viewing your exact article improvement suggestions including where you plan to improve the article (which section), what wording you suggest, and the exact citation (Note: all citations must meet WP:MEDRS)
 * You will not be able to paste citations directly from your sandbox to talk pages (unless you are interested in editing/learning Wiki-code in the "source editing" mode). We suggest re-adding your citations on the talk page manually (using the cite button and populating the citation by pasting in the DOI, website, or PMID). You will have to repeat this process yet again when you edit the actual article live.
 * Talk Page Template: CARL Medical Editing Initiative/Fall 2020/Talk Page Template