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Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
of Sickle Cell Disease ... Acute sickle cell ... onset RUQ pain, jaundice ... #SickleCell #Disease ... Hepatobiliary #hepatology #hepatitis
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... other causes of jaundice ... Treatment: - Acute ... - Concomitant diseases ... #Alcoholic #Hepatitis
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Liver Disease in ... Pruritus, Mild jaundice ... and hemorrhage Acute ... BrighamChiefs #Liver #Disease ... hepatology #obstetrics #hepatitis
Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)
 • CEA is a highly glycosylated cell surface glycoprotein involved in intercellular adhesion
emphysema, Bronchitis, Acute ... Rectal polyps, Hepatitis ... cirrhosis, Obstructive jaundice ... Smokers, Renal disease
Hepatitis B Virus Serology and Interpretation
HBsAg - Anti-HBs - Anti-HBc - HBeAg - Anti-HBe
 - Acute
Hepatitis B Virus ... - Anti-HBe - Acute ... hepatitis B - ... Chronic hepatitis ... of cases) - Acute
Hepatitis B Serology Interpretation
HBsAg
HBcAb
HBsAb

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#HepatitisB #HBV #HepB #Serology #Interpretation #hepatology #diagnosis
Hepatitis B Serology ... BIDMC Infectious Diseases ... BIDMC_IDFellows #HepatitisB
Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
Causes of Severe Acute ... Injury - Ichemic hepatitis ... injury - Viral Hepatitis ... - Autoimmune hepatitis ... - Wilson disease
Interpretation of Hepatitis B Serologies 
HBsAg - HBcAb (total) - HBcAb (IgM) - HBsAb
Susceptible to HBV
Immune
Interpretation of Hepatitis ... to HBV vaccine Acute ... infection vs Resolving acute ... BrighamChiefs #HepatitisB
Hepatitis B (HBV) Serology

HBsAg - Presence denotes current HBV infection (chronic or acute)
HBV Core Antibody -
Hepatitis B (HBV ... infection (chronic or acute ... Anti-HBcAg IgM - acute ... of active viral disease ... infection #HepatitisB
Clinical diagnosis of Alcoholic Hepatitis (AH)
 • Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 • Ongoing
diagnosis of Alcoholic Hepatitis ... ) • Onset of jaundice ... Possible ischemic hepatitis ... (Wilson disease ... diagnosis #Alcoholic #Hepatitis