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Cholestatic Liver Disease: Primary Biliary Cirrhosis vs Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

#pathophysiology #pbc #psc #hepatology #comparison
Disease: Primary Biliary ... Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis ... pathophysiology #pbc ... #psc #hepatology
Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
biliary obstruction ... Hepatitis - Autoimmune ... Hemochromatosis - Primary biliary ... cholangitis ... #Differential #Hepatology
Summary table of comparison of the difference between primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) and primary sclerosing cholangitis
between primary biliary ... cholangitis (PBC ... primary sclerosing cholangitis ... #differential #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
Primary Biliary ... pregnancy Diagnose PBC ... consistent with PBC ... #PBC #Primary ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Primary Biliary ... Cirrhosis (PBC) ... - Summary PBC ... 30-65 years PBC ... #workup #hepatology
Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC). 

US, ultrasound; MRCP, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography; ALP,
Diagnosis of Primary Biliary ... Cholangitis (PBC ... antibodies #Primary #Biliary ... #Cholangitis #PBC ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Pathophysiology
Environmental Risk Factors: Geographic location, Smoking, Microbial triggers, Xenobiotics, Nail polish
Epigentics Risk
family history of autoimmune ... relative with PBC ... cell mediated autoimmune ... Cholestasis #PBC ... Pathophysiology #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
, PBC, PSC, IgG4 ... • Bilirubin: RBC ... cardiac muscle, RBC ... • LDH: Heart, RBC ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Other: NAFLD, Autoimmune ... biliary obstruction ... Malignancy, 1° PBC ... Extrahepatic • Biliary ... #algorithm #hepatology
Proposed Schema for the Management of Pruritus in Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC). 

Cholestyramine up to 4g
Schema for the Management ... Pruritus in Primary Biliary ... Cholangitis (PBC ... #Cholangitis #PBC ... #Management #Hepatology