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Cholestatic Liver Disease: Primary Biliary Cirrhosis vs Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

#pathophysiology #pbc #psc #hepatology #comparison
Cholestatic Liver ... Disease: Primary ... Biliary Cirrhosis ... Cholangitis #pathophysiology ... #pbc #psc #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Cirrhosis (PBC) ... - Summary PBC ... 30-65 years PBC ... PBC Signs and ... diagnosis #workup #hepatology
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
diagnosis and treatment ... Patients with cirrhosis ... saturation. ... algorithm #diagnosis #management ... #hepatology #gastroenterology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
DIC • Severe Liver ... HIT: Heparin-PF4 antibodies ... : • Treat primary ... hydration • RBC ... #management #hematology
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
Diagnosis and Management ... viremia or have cirrhosis ... • Monitor: CBC ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #Hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Management
A. Initiate therapy 
 - Initiate 1st line therapy with UDCA (13-15
Primary Biliary ... Cirrhosis - Management ... survey disease #PBC ... #Cirrhosis #Management ... #Treatment #hepatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Diagnosis and Management ... Arterial blood gas (ABC ... with or without cirrhosis ... ) on room air Treatment ... #treatment #hepatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
abnormalities PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... overperfusion + decreased RBC ... • Stigmata of cirrhosis ... the left heart TREATMENT ... #diagnosis #hepatology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
neutropenia, and iron ... for Blastomyces antibodies ... , neutropenia, cirrhosis ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management