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Summary table of comparison of the difference between primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) and primary sclerosing cholangitis
primary biliary cholangitis ... (PBC) and primary ... sclerosing cholangitis ... (PSC). ... #differential #hepatology
Morphological Criteria for Discriminating Ventricular Tachycardia from Supraventricular Tachycardia with Aberration

Source Article: Wide Complex Tachycardia –
Morphological Criteria ... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc ... Distinguishing #Criteria ... #Cardiology #ECG ... #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
ALP) Elevation - Differential ... Primary biliary Cholangitis ... (PBC) - Other ... Infiltrative diseases - PSC ... ALP #Elevation #Differential
Pleural Effusion - Workup, Diagnostic Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC #Pleural #Effusion #Transudative #Exudative #Differential #Algorithm
Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC ... Transudative #Exudative #Differential ... Algorithm #Lights #Criteria
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
) - Summary PBC ... nonsuppurative destructive cholangitis ... bile ducts Differential ... sclerosis group cholangitis ... #cholangitis #diagnosis
Right Upper Quadrant Pain
Liver:
 - Infectious: Acute viral hepatitis, Liver abscess
 - Non-infectious: hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications),
Hepatic congestion (e.g ... cholecystitis, Acute cholangitis ... "ascending cholangitis ... #RUQ #Pain #differential
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
autoimmune disease (e.g ... if 2/3 criteria ... specific ANAs (e.g ... consistent with PBC ... #PBC #Primary
Causes of Fat Malabsorption - Differential Diagnosis
Biliary Duct Obstruction
 • Autoimmune— PBC, PSC
 • Infection— liver
Malabsorption - Differential ... • Autoimmune— PBC ... , PSC • Infection ... Cholestatic drugs- e.g ... Malabsorption #Differential
Jaundice - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pre-Hepatic - Unconjugated Hyperbilirubinemia
Increased Production
 • Hemolysis
 • Ineffective Erythropoiesis
 • Hematoma
Decreased
Jaundice - Differential ... Sepsis • Drugs (e.g ... Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis ... #Jaundice #Differential
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
arrhythmia syndromes (e.g ... 300 = NSVT EKG ... may not occur Differential ... A PAC also has a ... #diagnosis #differential