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Cholestatic Liver Disease: Primary Biliary Cirrhosis vs Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

#pathophysiology #pbc #psc #hepatology #comparison
Cholangitis #pathophysiology ... #pbc #psc #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC ... ) - Summary PBC ... 30-65 years PBC ... Pathophysiology ... Signs and Symptoms
Focused Lung Assessment: Transducer positions for the 8 lung zones #EM #Radiology #PCC #POCUS #Focused #Lung
EM #Radiology #PCC ... #POCUS #Focused
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Most common symptoms ... disease - Bone symptoms ... biliary Cholangitis (PBC ... Infiltrative diseases - PSC
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Digoxin toxicity Symptoms ... Presyncope PVC ... Diagnosis: • PAC ... A PAC also has a ... Complexes #PVCs #PVC
POCUS B-Lines #Clinical #EM #PCC #Radiology #POCUS #BLines #CHF
POCUS B-Lines #Clinical ... #EM #PCC #Radiology ... #POCUS #BLines
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
Diagnosis Algorithm Symptoms ... Associated history: Symptoms ... pregnancy Diagnose PBC ... consistent with PBC ... #PBC #Primary
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Pathophysiology
Environmental Risk Factors: Geographic location, Smoking, Microbial triggers, Xenobiotics, Nail polish
Epigentics Risk
Biliary Cirrhosis - Pathophysiology ... relative with PBC ... Pathophysiology ... Cholestasis #PBC ... Biliary #Cirrhosis #Pathophysiology
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
) PSC is a chronic ... • COVERT - PSC ... patients with PSC ... • CANCER - PSC ... Care focuses on symptom
Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• Primary Sjögren's is a solitary process whereas secondary Sjögren's
biliary cirrhosis (PBC ... (SLE) Signs / Symptoms ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms