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Bile acids are the end products of cholesterol catabolism. Cholic acid and chenodeoxycholic acid are the
Bile acids are the ... major primary bile ... secretion into bile ... 200 to 600 mg bile ... 5% of a total bile
Biliary Circulation
1) Bile produced in the liver
2) Bile stored in the gallbladder
3) Bile excreted into the
Circulation 1) Bile ... in the liver 2) Bile ... gallbladder 3) Bile ... the duodenum 4) Bile ... bowel 5) 95% of bile
Bile Duct Paucity - Differential Diagnosis
 • Genetic: Alagille syndrome, Trisomy 21, Williams syndrome, Peroxisomal disorders
Bile Duct Paucity ... Drug-associated vanishing bile ... late finding) #Bile
Differential Diagnosis of Biliary Duct Dilation #Diagnosis #EM #IM #GI #Biliary #Bile #Duct #Dilatation #Differential #Algorithm
#GI #Biliary #Bile
Light,
UVB, heat
Cholecalciferol vitamin D3
DBP
DBP
Vitamin D
Pool
Liver
7-Dehydro-cholesterol
DBP
→ 25-(OH)D
1 Hydroxyl-apatite
Bone
Fat, bile acids
Chylomicrons
Vitamin D from food
Skin
#Parathyroid
#PTH
secretion
Circulating
25-(OH)D
DBP
Kidney
• 25-(OH)D
1,25-(OH,) D
1,25-(OH)w D
† Ca?+-retention
Metabolite
#Bile
Hydroxyl-apatite Bone Fat, bile ... Metabolite #Bile
Intravenous Lipid Emulsion (ILE) Therapy

ILE is a treatment for severe toxicity from local anesthetics. In addition,
Lipid Emulsion (ILE ... ) Therapy ILE ... Lipid #Emulsion #ILE
Mechanism of Action of Bile Acid Sequestrants
Bile Acid Sequestrants → ↓ Hepatic Bile Acid Pool →
Mechanism of Action of Bile ... Sequestrants Bile ... Sequestrants → ↓ Hepatic Bile ... Pool → ↑ Hepatic Bile
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Biliary tree or bile ... abnormality vs bone Bili
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
disease US — Normal Bile ... US - Dilated Bile ... Ducts • Common Bile
Stool / Poop Color - What it may mean
 • Brown: In general, healthy stool is
largely due to bile ... As a result, bile ... clay-colored: A lack of bile ... may indicate a bile