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Indications for ERCP
1. Biliary Tract Diseases:
 • Biliary obstruction: Choledocholithiasis, Malignant biliary strictures, Benign biliary strictures
strictures (PSC ... • Pancreatic cancer ... fluid collections (PFC ... pancreatoscopy, Drainage of PFC ... #gastroenterology
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
, HELLP Syndrome ... Malignancy, 1° PBC ... , 1° PSC, Cystic ... Pancreatic Pseudocyst, Cancer ... #algorithm #hepatology
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
to multi-focal biliary ... • CANCER - PSC ... colorectal and hepato-biliary ... liver disease management ... #summary #Hepatology
Causes of Biliary Dilatation - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiological: ↑ Age, Cholecystectomy, Opioid dependence, Post-sphincterotomy
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Causes of Biliary ... sludge), Mirizzi's syndrome ... pancreatitis, PSC ... differential #diagnosis #hepatology ... #gastroenterology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Autoimmune hepatitis, PBC ... , PSC, IgG4, HLH ... stone, Malignancy, PBC ... , PSC, Cystic fibrosis ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
potentially be an acute ... • Functional biliary ... dysfunction • PSC ... aneurysms • Acute ... Differential #Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... fluid overload, PCC ... Differentiation #Syndrome ... APML #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #oncology
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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changes (POEMS syndrome ... autoimmune hepatitis, PBC ... , PSC, Viral hepatitis ... ovarian tumors, lung cancers ... inflammation (acute