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Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) and IBD - IBD Algorithm

Dr. Wade Billings @wabillin

#PSC #IBD #Algorithm #IBDAlgorithm #gastroenterology
Primary Sclerosing ... Cholangitis (PSC ... ) and IBD - IBD ... @wabillin #PSC ... #IBD #Algorithm
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
chronic, cholestatic ... have concomitant IBD ... • COLITIS - PSC-IBD ... distinct from IBD ... judicious use of ERCP
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) - Malignancy Screening and Surveillance Recommendations 

Cholangiocarcinoma 
 - Annual US or
Primary sclerosing ... cholangitis (PSC ... - Annual US or MRCP ... /- AFP CRC - IBD ... #PSC #Malignancy
Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC). 

US, ultrasound; MRCP, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography; ALP,
Biliary Cholangitis ... (PBC). ... US, ultrasound; MRCP ... #Biliary #Cholangitis ... #PBC #Algorithm
Causes of Fat Malabsorption - Differential Diagnosis
Biliary Duct Obstruction
 • Autoimmune— PBC, PSC
 • Infection— liver
Differential Diagnosis Biliary ... • Autoimmune— PBC ... , PSC • Infection ... - Acquired • Chronic ... Celiac disease • IBD
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Intestine - Other causes ... - Drugs - Primary ... biliary Cholangitis ... (PBC) - Other ... Infiltrative diseases - PSC
Proposed Schema for the Management of Pruritus in Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC). 

Cholestyramine up to 4g
Biliary Cholangitis ... (PBC). ... Recirculating System; CBD ... #Biliary #Cholangitis ... #PBC #Management
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Artifact (redo CBC ... Myelogenous Leukemia • Primary ... : • Acute or Chronic ... Inflammatory: • IBD
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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and knees • Diffuse ... pericarditis • Hepatic: PBC ... (primary biliary ... cholangitis) overlap ... • Pulmonary: ILD
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Family history of IBD ... RUQ: • Biliary ... dysfunction • PSC ... Diverticulitis • IBD ... Ovarian CA Diffuse