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Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Pathophysiology
Environmental Risk Factors: Geographic location, Smoking, Microbial triggers, Xenobiotics, Nail polish
Epigentics Risk
relative with PBC ... BEC injury - Loss ... BECs and gradual loss ... Cholestasis #PBC ... #hepatology
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Ducts - PBC ... - CBD stone, Biliary ... Transaminitis #Algorithm ... #diagnosis #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Primary Biliary ... Pathophysiology ... bile ducts • Loss ... No extrahepatic biliary ... diagnosis #workup #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... stone, Malignancy, PBC ... Injury: • AST: Less ... function may be abnormal ... #hepatology
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Blood Loss ... Production - Normal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... disease US — Normal ... Bile Ducts • PSC ... Duct Stone • Biliary ... Others #LFTs #Hepatology
Causes of Anemia with Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Heme Synthesis or
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Fe/TlBC, MCV/RBC ... Chronic Blood Loss ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
neutrophils are slightly less ... • Abnormal temperature ... bacteremia • Abnormal ... #CBC #hematology ... #pathophysiology
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm

Mean corpuscular (cell) volume (MCV): Average RBC size. Under 80 = microcytic. Between 80-95
Anemia Diagnostic Algorithm ... (MCV): Average RBC ... Normal range 11.5% ... in acute blood loss ... Diagnosis #Workup #Hematology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Abnormal liver function ... tests algorithm ... include extrahepatic biliary ... body mass index; FBC ... #Algorithm #Hepatology