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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 ... pathophysiology #pbc ... #psc #hepatology
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
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Abnormal Liver Function ... Tests - Differential ... Ducts - PBC ... , PSC, Alcoholic ... stricture, PSC,
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
ALP) Elevation - Differential ... - Drugs - Primary ... (PBC) - Other ... - PSC - Other ... biliary diseases
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Primary Biliary ... Cirrhosis (PBC) ... - Summary PBC ... 30-65 years PBC ... failure PBC
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Injury - Differential ... hepatitis, Acute biliary ... Malignancy, 1° PBC ... , 1° PSC, Cystic ... #Injury #Differential
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
Primary Biliary ... pregnancy Diagnose PBC ... Liver biopsy findings ... consistent with PBC ... #PBC #Primary
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Autoimmune hepatitis, PBC ... , PSC, IgG4, HLH ... stone, Malignancy, PBC ... , PSC, Cystic fibrosis
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC ... ) PSC is a chronic ... • COVERT - PSC ... patients with PSC ... • CANCER - PSC
Causes of Fat Malabsorption - Differential Diagnosis
Biliary Duct Obstruction
 • Autoimmune— PBC, PSC
 • Infection— liver
Malabsorption - Differential ... Diagnosis Biliary ... • Autoimmune— PBC ... , PSC • Infection ... — liver fluke, HIV