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Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
Primary Biliary ... Cirrhosis - Diagnosis ... Algorithm Symptoms ... Diagnose PBC if 2/3 criteria ... specific ANAs (e.g
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Primary Biliary ... Cirrhosis (PBC) ... Symptoms: • 50 ... patients • +ANA ... #Cirrhosis #PBC
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Pathophysiology
Environmental Risk Factors: Geographic location, Smoking, Microbial triggers, Xenobiotics, Nail polish
Epigentics Risk
Primary Biliary ... Cirrhosis - Pathophysiology ... female-predominant disease ... of autoimmune disease ... #Cirrhosis #Pathophysiology
Clinical Examination for Liver and Biliary Diseases
1) Hands: Clubbing, Dupuytren's contracture, Leuconychia, Bruising, Flapping tremor (hepatic
Examination for Liver and ... Biliary Diseases ... Bruising, Edema #biliary ... #physicalexam #cirrhosis ... #liver #disease
Ascites - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic liver disease (cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis) - 80%
Underlying malignancy - 10%
Congestive heart
Chronic liver disease ... (cirrhosis or chronic ... failure - 3-5% Cirrhosis ... and another etiology ... Failure, Pancreatic, Biliary
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
their Disease Associations ... ANA - Non-specific ... Anti-gp210 - Primary biliary ... cirrhosis (PBC) ... (TTG) - Celiac disease
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Most common symptoms ... Pruritis History and ... - Bone symptoms ... Drugs - Primary biliary ... PSC - Other biliary
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Clues to non-cirrhotic ... Intrahepatic: • Cirrhosis ... • Infiltrative diseases ... pregnancy • Primary biliary ... Veno-occlusive disease
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Disease! ... context of other symptoms ... Rheumatic Diseases ... Hepatitis, Primary Biliary ... Cirrhosis, Drug-Induced
Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• Primary Sjögren's is a solitary process whereas secondary Sjögren's
: Pathogenesis and ... other autoimmune diseases ... processes like primary biliary ... cirrhosis (PBC) ... with systemic diseases