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Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ... cholestasis → Cirrhosis ... hyperpigmentation • Jaundice ... but elevated as disease ... Diagnosis: • Viral hepatitis
Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)
 • CEA is a highly glycosylated cell surface glycoprotein involved in intercellular adhesion
Rectal polyps, Hepatitis ... , Alcoholic cirrhosis ... , Obstructive jaundice ... Smokers, Renal disease
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
Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Etiologies of Cirrhosis ... Inflammation - Hepatitis ... 15 percent) - Hepatitis ... - Wilson disease ... Venoocclusive disease
Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
Infectious • Hepatitis ... • Alcoholic Hepatitis ... • Autoimmune Hepatitis ... • Drug Induced Hepatitis ... Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
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
Clinical Diagnosis of Autoimmune Hepatitis
 - Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 - Ongoing consumption
of Autoimmune Hepatitis ... - Onset of jaundice ... Possible ischemic hepatitis ... (Wilson disease ... #Autoimmune #Hepatitis
Hepatitis B Disease Progression Timeline
 • > 90% of infected children progress to chronic disease (<5%
Hepatitis B Disease ... progress to chronic disease ... individuals develop cirrhosis ... of developing cirrhosis ... #HepatitisB #Disease
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
normal - Ischemic Hepatitis ... - Acute Viral Hepatitis ... , Toxic Hepatitis ... CMV), Alcoholic cirrhosis ... normal - Chronic hepatitis
Assessment and management of cirrhosis in people older than 16 years: summary of NICE guidance
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management of cirrhosis ... NICE guidance #cirrhosis ... assessment #management #hepatitis