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Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Pathophysiology ... bile ducts Differential ... #PBC #cholangitis ... #diagnosis #workup ... #hepatology
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Abnormal Liver Function ... Tests - Differential ... Ducts - PBC ... Congenital, Others, Cirrhosis ... #hepatology #LiverFunctionTests
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
Factor The maturation ... deficiencies: Iron ... #hematology #anemia ... #differential # ... diagnosis #calculation
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
asymptomatic at diagnosis ... • CHOLANGITIS ... of UDCA for all patietns ... #diagnosis #management ... #summary #Hepatology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
evaluation of the pattern ... BMI, body mass index ... ; FBC, full blood ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #Differential #
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Albumin > 4) Work-up ... Sarcoidosis) • Liver ... disease: Cirrhosis ... gastric tumors • Hematology ... #diagnosis #hematology