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Pleural Effusion - Workup, Diagnostic Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC #Pleural #Effusion #Transudative #Exudative #Differential #Algorithm
Pleural Effusion - Workup ... , Diagnostic Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #PCC #Pleural ... #Lights #Criteria
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
Cirrhosis - Diagnosis ... PBC if 2/3 criteria ... consistent with PBC ... #PBC #Primary ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Ducts - PBC ... , PSC, Alcoholic ... Biliary stricture, PSC ... Burak @kwburak #LFTs ... #diagnosis #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 ... #diagnosis #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 ... #Primary #Sclerosing ... #management #summary ... #Hepatology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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Algorithm Severe ... Bile Ducts • PSC ... Infiltrative • Cirrhosis ... • Others #LFTs ... #Hepatology #LiverEnzymes
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Albumin > 4) Work-up ... Liver disease: Cirrhosis ... autoimmune hepatitis, PBC ... , PSC, Viral hepatitis ... #differential #diagnosis
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Management
A. Initiate therapy 
 - Initiate 1st line therapy with UDCA (13-15
Cirrhosis - Management ... /or prognostic criteria ... survey disease #PBC ... #Cirrhosis #Management ... #Treatment #hepatology