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Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) - Malignancy Screening and Surveillance Recommendations 

Cholangiocarcinoma 
 - Annual US or
Primary sclerosing ... cholangitis (PSC ... q 6 months +/- AFP ... #Surveillance #Gastroenterology ... #Management #Diagnosis
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Primary Biliary ... Diagnosis: • ... obstruction • ALP ... #cholangitis #diagnosis ... #workup #hepatology
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Drugs - Primary ... biliary Cholangitis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC). 

US, ultrasound; MRCP, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography; ALP,
Algorithm for the Diagnosis ... of Primary Biliary ... Cholangitis (PBC ... cholangiopancreatography; ALP ... #Diagnosis #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 ... #Primary #Sclerosing ... #Cholangitis #diagnosis ... #Hepatology
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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elbows/wrists and knees ... (primary biliary ... cholangitis) overlap ... • Gastrointestinal ... #diagnosis #signs
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
disease, including gastrointestinal ... count • ↓Hg & PLT ... + distinctive primary ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Cytopenia +++ (Plt ... assessment+++ Primary ... Griscelli, Purtilo (XLP ... #management #treatment ... #summary #rheumatology
Colorectal Cancer screening in ulcerative colitis per new UC guidelines
- Colonoscopy is the recommended method for
Patients with UC and primary ... sclerosing cholangitis ... (PSC) should undergo ... #PrimaryCare #Gastroenterology ... #Management #Colonoscopy