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Cholestatic Liver Disease: Primary Biliary Cirrhosis vs Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

#pathophysiology #pbc #psc #hepatology #comparison
Cholestatic Liver ... Disease: Primary ... Biliary Cirrhosis vs Primary ... pathophysiology #pbc ... #psc #hepatology
Liver Mass Differential Diagnosis
Solid:
 • Benign: Hepatic Hemangioma, Focal nodular hyperplasia, Hepatocellular adenoma, Regenerative nodules
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Liver Mass Differential ... disease, Biliary ... Cystadenocarcinoma, Primary ... #Mass #Differential ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cystic:
 • Benign 
     - Simple: Simple
Liver Mass - Differential ... Disease, Caroli's ... Malignant - primary ... - HCC, CCA, HB ... Algorithm #Causes #Hepatology
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
ALP) Elevation - Differential ... disturbance (obstructed liver ... Highest • Bone • Liver ... - Drugs - Primary ... ALP #Elevation #Differential
Summary table of comparison of the difference between primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) and primary sclerosing cholangitis
difference between primary ... biliary cholangitis (PBC ... ) and primary sclerosing ... cholangitis (PSC ... #differential #hepatology
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Injury - Differential ... Syndrome, Celiac Disease ... , 1° PSC, Cystic ... #Injury #Differential ... Acute #algorithm #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Primary Biliary ... cholestasis → Cirrhosis/Liver ... or higher • Liver ... bile ducts Differential ... diagnosis #workup #hepatology
Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
of Severe Acute Liver ... hepatitis - Wilson disease ... Hemochromatosis - Primary ... Acute #Causes #Differential ... #Hepatology #Diagnosis
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
Primary Biliary ... of autoimmune disease ... Liver biopsy findings ... #PBC #Primary ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Hemolysis - Differential ... HELLP - Grafts, Valves ... Drug-associated, PCH ... Defects, Drugs, Liver ... #Diagnosis #hematology