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Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
Algorithm Symptoms ... PBC if 2/3 criteria ... consistent with PBC ... #PBC #Primary ... #Algorithm #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
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

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

#Primary #Biliary #Cirrhosis #PBC #Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Cirrhosis (PBC) ... - Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Cirrhosis #PBC ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Cirrhosis (PBC) ... - Summary PBC ... 30-65 years PBC ... Signs and Symptoms ... #workup #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 ... asymptomatic at diagnosis ... • CANCER - PSC ... Care focuses on symptom ... management #summary #Hepatology
Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC). 

US, ultrasound; MRCP, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography; ALP,
Diagnosis of Primary ... Biliary Cholangitis (PBC ... #Cholangitis #PBC ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Hepatology
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
Age-appropriate cancer ... screening, CBC, ... Hypercoagulable #Workup #hematology ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #hematology #VTE
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Malignancy, 1° PBC ... , 1° PSC, Cystic ... Pancreatic Pseudocyst, Cancer ... Causes #Acute #algorithm ... #hepatology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Severe ... Bile Ducts • PSC ... • Pancreatic cancer ... Others #LFTs #Hepatology