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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
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
of Acute Liver Injury ... obstruction, HELLP Syndrome ... Malignancy, 1° PBC ... , 1° PSC, Cystic ... Acute #algorithm #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Pathophysiology
Environmental Risk Factors: Geographic location, Smoking, Microbial triggers, Xenobiotics, Nail polish
Epigentics Risk
Primary Biliary ... relative with PBC ... T-cell mediated BEC injury ... Cholestasis #PBC ... #Primary #Biliary
Positive Varus Stress Test in LCL Injury

Interesting knee injury in a young basketball player who landed
Injury Interesting ... knee injury in ... posterolateral corner (PLC ... able to perform a primary ... #Clinical #Video
Hepatitis B - Treatment Indications
Treatment not indicated:
 • Immune tolerant state - HBe-Ag detectable, high HBV
Presence of CP or PC ... family history of HCC ... with severe liver injury ... #Indications #management ... #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 ... to multi-focal biliary ... liver disease management ... #Primary #Sclerosing ... #summary #Hepatology
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
, Anti-gp210 - Primary ... biliary cirrhosis ... (PBC) Anticentromere ... - CREST syndrome ... Anti-Scl-70 - Scleroderma
Proposed Schema for the Management of Pruritus in Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC). 

Cholestyramine up to 4g
of Pruritus in Primary ... Biliary Cholangitis ... (PBC). ... #PBC #Management ... #Hepatology #Algorithm
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Marrow (Toxic injury ... Constitutional Syndromes ... • ↓ WBC • ↓ PLT ... Anemia #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
Zone Lymphoma (HCV ... Organomegaly+↑RBC/plt ... WAIHA • CAD • PCH ... Evans • ITP • Cl-NH ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology