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Summary table of comparison of the difference between primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) and primary sclerosing cholangitis
biliary cholangitis (PBC ... ) and primary sclerosing ... cholangitis (PSC ... diagrams, tables and ... #differential #hepatology
Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Surveillance and Management

#HCC #Hepatocellular #Carcinoma #Surveillance #Management #Treatment #Hepatology
) Surveillance and ... Management # ... HCC #Hepatocellular ... #Surveillance #Management ... #Treatment #Hepatology
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Function Tests - Differential ... Ducts - PBC ... , PSC, Alcoholic ... Biliary stricture, PSC ... Algorithm #diagnosis #hepatology
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Liver Injury - Differential ... Malignancy, 1° PBC ... , 1° PSC, Cystic ... Acute #algorithm #hepatology
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Intestine - Other causes ... Pruritis History and ... biliary Cholangitis (PBC ... Infiltrative diseases - PSC ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
) - Summary PBC ... intralobular bile ducts causes ... patients • +ANA ... bile ducts Differential ... diagnosis #workup #hepatology
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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pattern: - PBC ... : - PBC, SSc ... , PBC/SSc OS, PBC ... SjS, SLE, RA, PBC ... Cytoplasmic #Patterns #differential
Causes of Biliary Dilatation - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiological: ↑ Age, Cholecystectomy, Opioid dependence, Post-sphincterotomy
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Causes of Biliary ... Dilatation - Differential ... pancreatitis, PSC ... #differential # ... diagnosis #hepatology
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
heart disease Causes ... Presyncope PVC ... A PAC also has a ... than a PVC ... more intensive treatment
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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Liver Enzymes - Differential ... Bile Ducts • PSC ... • Cirrhosis (any ... Others #LFTs #Hepatology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes