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Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
ALP) Elevation - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Most common symptoms ... - Other biliary ... #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Pathophysiology ... Signs and Symptoms ... Labs: • Alkaline ... bile ducts Differential ... #workup #hepatology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
suspicious clinical symptoms ... include extrahepatic biliary ... ALP, alkaline phosphatase ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
ATRA treatment Pathophysiology ... : >3 symptoms, or ... initiation • Differential ... fluid overload, PCC ... #management #hematology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... changes • Urinary symptoms ... • Functional biliary ... dysfunction • PSC ... appendages • FMF
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Aldolase levels • EMG ... Other Diseases: • PBC ... #differential #