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Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
intralobular bile ducts causes ... progresses • +AMA ... patients • +ANA ... 1.5 x ULN • AMA ... diagnosis #workup #hepatology
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Anterior column: AAL ... ligament AAF ... fractures: Don't cause ... deficit, still able ... Ligamentous complex (PLC
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... for decreased PLT ... for decreased PLT ... function test, ANA ... #Workup #hematology
Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC). 

US, ultrasound; MRCP, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography; ALP,
Biliary Cholangitis (PBC ... US, ultrasound; ... gamma-glutamyl transferase; AMA ... #Cholangitis #PBC ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Hepatology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... , vomiting, abdominal ... Cr, ↓Glucose, ↓PLT ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... disease - Renal ultrasound ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... ; MRA; abdominal ... Screening #Workup #table
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... 90%, Abnormal Abdominal ... Ultrasound High ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
gas on hepatic ultrasound ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... variety of other causes ... portal #venousgas #ultrasound ... #hepatology #liver
AAA Rupture on Abdominal POCUS

Elderly female with back pain and hypotension.  While sensitivity of ultrasound
AAA Rupture on Abdominal ... sensitivity of ultrasound ... high, in this case ... Aorta #Rupture #Abdominal ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
The most common causes ... more than one cause ... auscultatory percussion, abdominal ... smear/culture/ADA ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology