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Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
• Female:Male 9: ... 65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... PBC Signs and Symptoms ... or higher • Liver ... diagnosis #workup #hepatology
Feedback Loop: Growth Hormone (GH)
Growth Hormone:
 • Liver -> GHR activates JAK-STAT pathway -> Incr IGF1
Growth Hormone: • Liver ... activates JAK-STAT ... lipolysis Signs/Symptoms ... #FeedbackLoop #endocrinology ... #pathophysiology
Liver Chemistry Tests - AST, ALT, Alkaline Phosphatase and Bilirubin Metabolism
AST and ALT:
 • AST: liver
Liver Chemistry ... CAST) • ALT: primarily ... Laboratory #Metabolism #ASTALT ... AlkPhos #Bilirubin #Hepatology ... #Pathophysiology
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency (21-OHD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Autosomal recessive mutation in CYP21A2 coding for the enzyme 21-OHase
infants with "salt ... Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... #21HydroxylaseDeficiency #21OHD #pathophysiology ... #genetics #endocrinology ... #peds #pediatrics
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
synthesized in: liver ... collection with EDTA Pathophysiology ... mineralization Symptoms ... • Elevation of urinary ... Hyophosphatasia #hepatology