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Cholestatic Liver Disease: Primary Biliary Cirrhosis vs Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

#pathophysiology #pbc #psc #hepatology #comparison
Cholangitis #pathophysiology ... #pbc #psc #hepatology ... #comparison
Monoclonal Gammopathy Testing
Strengths, Weaknesses and Accuracy Compared
 - SPEP 
 - IFE 
 - FLC
- IFE - FLC ... Testing #Protein #Diagnosis ... MGUS #SPEP #IFE #FLC ... #Nephrology #Laboratory ... #Comparison #Table
Cerebral Salt Wasting vs SIADH - Pathophysiology 
1) Neurological event
2) Sodium loss from tubules
3) Naturiesis →
Wasting vs SIADH - Pathophysiology ... SaltWasting #SIADH #Pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #nephrology ... #hyponatremia #comparison
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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, PBC/SjS OS ... -7, PL-12, MDA5, ... body-like: - Neurologic ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... Cr, ↓Glucose, ↓PLT ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology ... #management #pathophysiology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: • ... Differential Diagnosis ... #cholangitis #diagnosis ... #workup #hepatology
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
and Management ... ♀, ↑Age, ESRD Pathophysiology ... heparin-PF4 complex → plt ... hypercoagulable state and plt ... #Hematology #HemeOnc
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... or if a primary hematologic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Causes #Workup #hematology
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
asymptomatic at diagnosis ... liver disease management ... #Cholangitis #diagnosis ... #management #summary ... #Hepatology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
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• Light chain (LC ... nephropathy • LC ... change disease • Hematologic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Classification #Nephrology