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Pathologic Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphologies and Associated Diseases

Acanthocyte (spur cell),  
Basophilic stippling, 
Bite cell,
Red Blood Cell (RBC ... cell, Other RBC ... Howell-Jolly bodies #RBC ... Microscopy #Pathology #Hematology ... #Dyspmorphic #BloodSmear
Cholestatic Liver Disease: Primary Biliary Cirrhosis vs Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

#pathophysiology #pbc #psc #hepatology #comparison
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ... pathophysiology #pbc ... #psc #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ... consistent with PBC ... #PBC #Primary ... #Biliary #Cirrhosis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
on the left Myeloblast ... Even with normal WBC ... relative to both WBC ... 21% had normal WBC ... #CBC #hematology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Pathophysiology
Environmental Risk Factors: Geographic location, Smoking, Microbial triggers, Xenobiotics, Nail polish
Epigentics Risk
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ... relative with PBC ... Cholestasis #PBC ... Primary #Biliary #Cirrhosis ... Pathophysiology #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ... (PBC) - Summary ... cholestasis → Cirrhosis ... Primary #Biliary #Cirrhosis ... diagnosis #workup #hepatology
A cirrhosis tweetorial all about the platelet

Aims:
- Identify cirrhosis based on blood tests- 
- Understand why
A cirrhosis tweetorial ... Aims: - Identify cirrhosis ... s role in the #cirrhotic ... #CBC #Tweetorial ... #Hepatology #Pathophysiology
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Ducts - PBC ... Congenital, Others, Cirrhosis ... Algorithm #diagnosis #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Diagnosis Algorithm

#Primary #Biliary #Cirrhosis #PBC #Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ... (PBC) - Diagnosis ... Primary #Biliary #Cirrhosis ... #PBC #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Primary biliary cirrhosis ... (PBC) Anticentromere ... diagnosis #table #rheumatology