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Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
(PBC) - Summary ... PBC Epidemiology ... 30-65 years PBC ... PBC Signs and ... PBC Diagnosis
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology Atlas
 • Microcytic - Iron-deficiency anemia, Thalassemia, Sideroblastic anemia, Lead poisoning
Red Blood Cell (RBC ... , Liver diseases ... coagulopathy (DIC ... ) #RBC #Morphology ... #Atlas #key #diagnosis
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
, PBC, PSC, IgG4 ... stone, Malignancy, PBC ... • Bilirubin: RBC ... cardiac muscle, RBC ... • LDH: Heart, RBC
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid ... Primary biliary cirrhosis ... (PBC) Anticentromere ... #diagnosis #table ... antibodies
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
: < 1 • Cirrhosis ... • Bilirubin: RBC ... cardiac muscle, RBC ... • LDH: Heart, RBC ... #transaminitis
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
• Severe Liver ... Disease: - Impaired ... HIT: Heparin-PF4 antibodies ... hydration • RBC ... #Coagulation #diagnosis
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
double-stranded DNA antibodies ... Complete blood count (CBC ... profile, including liver ... ferritin level, and iron ... #Disease #Rheumatoid
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Differential Diagnosis ... ANCA-associated vasculitis, rheumatoid ... Noninfectious hepatitis ... titers > 1:80 • CBC ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
•
Sarcoidosis) • Liver ... disease: Cirrhosis ... , PBC, PSC, Viral ... chain assay • An abnormal ... #differential #diagnosis