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Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
cholestasis → Cirrhosis/Liver ... Signs and Symptoms ... or higher • Liver ... #cholangitis #diagnosis ... #workup #hepatology
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
- Differential Diagnosis ... Most common symptoms ... Primary biliary Cholangitis ... (PBC) - Other ... #Algorithm #hepatology
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
asymptomatic at diagnosis ... Care focuses on symptom ... control, judicious ... #diagnosis #management ... #summary #Hepatology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Abnormal liver function ... suspicious clinical symptoms ... Areas of diagnostic ... body mass index; FBC ... #Algorithm #Hepatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... : INR/PT, aPTT(liver ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... bypass), LFT (liver
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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Management Summary Diagnostic ... JAK2 mutation OR Abnormally ... incidentally via CBC ... evolving, but very general ... Summary #treatment #hematology
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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disease to acute liver ... - Symptoms of ... reported (eg AIH-PBC ... upper limit of normal ... #Management #Hepatology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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the spleen or liver ... translocation • Types: Classification ... also arise in normal ... Differential Diagnosis ... #differential #hematology
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
neuropsychiatric symptoms ... • Caused by liver ... other causes of neurologic ... Encephalopathy #Grading #Classification ... #treatment #hepatology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... General: fever, ... anterior/posterior MSK ... heart (2-5%), liver ... (pain/abnormal