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Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
pregnancy Diagnose PBC ... Elevated ALP 2. ... consistent with PBC ... #PBC #Primary ... #hepatology
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Drugs - Primary ... biliary Cholangitis (PBC ... Infiltrative diseases - PSC ... #hepatology
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) - Cancer Surveillance Algorithm

#PSC #Primary #Sclerosing #Cholangitis #Cancer #Surveillance #Algorithm #screening #hepatology
Primary Sclerosing ... Cholangitis (PSC ... ) - Cancer Surveillance ... Algorithm #PSC ... #screening #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Cirrhosis (PBC) ... - Summary PBC ... Signs and Symptoms ... obstruction • ALP ... diagnosis #workup #hepatology
Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC). 

US, ultrasound; MRCP, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography; ALP,
Algorithm for the ... Biliary Cholangitis (PBC ... cholangiopancreatography; ALP ... #Cholangitis #PBC ... #Hepatology
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
The 6 C’s of Primary ... • CANCER - PSC ... Care focuses on symptom ... #Primary #Sclerosing ... management #summary #Hepatology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bile Ducts • PSC ... • Pancreatic cancer ... Others #LFTs #Hepatology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Incidence: common in APL ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... Diagnosis: >3 symptoms ... fluid overload, PCC ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
rapid onset of symptoms ... count ↑ PLT • ↑ PBS ... + distinctive primary ... lymphoid organs When Cancer ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Management
A. Initiate therapy 
 - Initiate 1st line therapy with UDCA (13-15
Primary Biliary ... line therapy if ALP ... Manage symptoms ... survey disease #PBC ... Management #Treatment #hepatology