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Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
intralobular bile ducts causes ... on but elevated as ... progresses • +AMA ... patients • +ANA ... 1.5 x ULN • AMA
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Evaluation Algorithm ... Algorithm that ... Diamond-Forrester classification ... Ask about: - Changes ... Evaluation #diagnosis #Algorithm
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Scl70 (in some cases ... Scl-70 (in some cases ... • Reticular/AMA ... , PBC/SSc OS, PBC ... /SjS OS - AMA
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... Autoimmune hepatitis, PBC ... stone, Malignancy, PBC ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Classification
The ASA classification (Table) aims to predict perioperative mortality rates but
) Classification ... The ASA classification ... (Table) aims to ... Higher ASA class ... #Classes #Classification
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm ... Positive AMA or ... consistent with PBC ... #PBC #Primary ... Cirrhosis #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
Disease Associations ANA ... Anti-mitochondrial (AMA ... biliary cirrhosis (PBC ... Anti-Sm - SLE Anti-SSA ... diseases #diagnosis #table
Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC). 

US, ultrasound; MRCP, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography; ALP,
Algorithm for the ... Biliary Cholangitis (PBC ... gamma-glutamyl transferase; AMA ... #Cholangitis #PBC ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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reported (eg AIH-PBC ... Anti-Smooth Muscle Abs ... (ASMA) (common, ... Anti-LKM & Anti-ALC Abs ... Elevation - Classic
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Acute • Myloid (AML ... (+) ↑ WBC ... o Other bcr-able ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm