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Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Cirrhosis (PBC) ... - Summary PBC ... bile ducts Differential ... cholangitis #diagnosis #workup ... #hepatology
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
ALP) Elevation - Differential ... - Drugs - Primary ... biliary Cholangitis (PBC ... - PSC - Other ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
The 6 C’s of Primary ... management. ... #Primary #Sclerosing ... Cholangitis #diagnosis #management ... #summary #Hepatology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Liver Enzymes - Differential ... • Cholestatic disease ... Bile Ducts • PSC ... • Others #LFTs ... #Hepatology #LiverEnzymes
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Hemolysis - Differential ... HELLP - Grafts, Valves ... Drug-associated, PCH ... , Drugs, Liver Disease ... #Diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... gastric bypass), LFT ... (liver disease) ... unclear, or if a primary ... #hematology
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Chronic - ongoing ↑ LFTs ... symptoms of liver disease ... Calculate R-Value ... Idiosyncratic #differential ... gastroenterology #hepatology
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
, Lung cancer, Primary ... CT chest scan), CBC ... Infectious Diseases ... Infections #HIVAIDS #workup ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Interpretation of LFTs ... R-value: Serum ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential ... #Hepatology #transaminitis ... #LFTs #RValue #
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease algorithm.
 
For those patients with NAFLD or liver disease of unknown aetiology,
fibrosis score with values ... markers such as ELF ... 4, fibrosis-4; HCC ... algorithm #Referral #Management ... #Hepatology