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Cholestatic Liver Disease: Primary Biliary Cirrhosis vs Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

#pathophysiology #pbc #psc #hepatology #comparison
Cholestatic Liver ... Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ... Cholangitis #pathophysiology ... psc #hepatology #comparison
CHA2DS2VASc vs HAS-BLED scores for stroke risk and bleed risk on anticoagulation

C	Congestive Heart Failure	1

H	Hypertension	1

A2	Age >75	2

D	Diabetes Mellitus	1

S2	Stroke,
Abnormal renal/liver ... >2.3mg/dL) 1 Liver ... (cirrhosis, bilirubin ... CHADS2VASc #HASBLED #Comparison ... Anticoagulation #AFib #Diagnosis
"Liver palms"
Palmar erythema 

#clinical #diagnosis #PhysicalExam 
#hands #liver #hepatology #cirrosis
#photo
"Liver palms" Palmar ... #clinical #diagnosis ... PhysicalExam #hands #liver ... #hepatology #cirrosis ... #photo
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... malformation, Infantile ... , Metastasis #Liver ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal Venous Phase and Delayed
Appearance of Liver ... malformation, Infantile ... , Metastasis #Liver ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Helpful Clues for Distinguishing Upper vs. Lower GI Bleeding
Upper GI Bleed (proximal to ligament of Treitz):
Bleeding Upper GI Bleed ... risk factors: cirrhosis ... Lower GI Bleed ( ... Lower #GIBleed #comparison ... #versus #diagnosis
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ... 65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... cholestasis → Cirrhosis ... /Liver failure ... or higher • Liver
HAS-BLED Score - Risk of Major Bleeding in 1 Year
Characteristics (1 point each)
 • Hypertension: Baseline
HAS-BLED Score - ... transplant • Liver ... disease: Cirrhosis ... anticoagulation #diagnosis
Schematic representation of the major sources of ammonia production and its excretory pathway (GI = gastrointestinal,
decompensated liver ... AML - Large GI bleed ... deficiency #Ammonia #Pathophysiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound - Early arterial, Grayscale phase, Late arterial phase,
Appearance of Liver ... malformation, Infantile ... , Metastasis #Liver ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table