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Diseases of the Biliary Tract
Asymptomatic gallstones - Asymptomatic
Symptomatic gallstones - Biliary pain
Cholesterolosis of gallbladder - Usually
Diseases of the Biliary ... gallbladder cancer Acute ... cholecystitis - Biliary ... Asymptomatic or biliary ... pain, jaundice,
Selected Differential Diagnosis of Eye Pain: Key Features and Management Options

Conjunctiva

 - Bacterial conjunctivitis

 - Viral
abrasion - Parasitic ... chambers - Acute ... #Diagnosis #Ophthalmology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Primary Biliary ... 65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... hyperpigmentation • Jaundice ... No extrahepatic biliary ... malignancy #Primary #Biliary
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... headache, malaise) → Acute ... (DIC, ascites, jaundice ... diagnosis #management #pathophysiology
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Presentation ​- Acute ... hemolytic anemia, jaundice ... Months-Years): ​• Miliar ... DIAGNOSIS: ​• Acute ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute
Clonorchiasis - Clonorchis sinensis Life Cycle
1) Embryonated eggs passed in feces.
2) Eggs ingested by the snail
6) Adults in biliary ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc #parasite
Onchocerciasis “River Blindness”: Pathogenesis and Ocular Manifestations
Vectorial Transmission
-> Onchocerca volvulus, a parasitic helminth, matures in to
Onchocerca volvulus, a parasitic ... RiverBlindness #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Acute Pancreatitis - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Epigastric abdominal pain (90%, characteristically
Acute Pancreatitis ... 90%) • Other: Jaundice ... • Imaging: US (biliary ... MRCP (necrosis, biliary ... #Pancreatitis #Acute
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
potentially be an acute ... Blood in stool • Jaundice ... causes RUQ: • Biliary ... • Functional biliary ... aneurysms • Acute
African Trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma brucei gambiense & Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense Life Cycle
1) Tsetse fly takes a
Trypomastigotes multiply by binary ... in blood during acute ... tryposmatigotes multiply by binary ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc #parasite