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Cholestatic Liver Disease: Primary Biliary Cirrhosis vs Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

#pathophysiology #pbc #psc #hepatology #comparison
pathophysiology #pbc ... #psc #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Algorithm Vascular Causes ... Autoimmune hepatitis, PBC ... stone, Malignancy, PBC ... • Bilirubin: RBC ... • LDH: Heart, RBC
Summary table of comparison of the difference between primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) and primary sclerosing cholangitis
biliary cholangitis (PBC ... sclerosing cholangitis (PSC
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC ... ) - Summary PBC ... 30-65 years PBC ... intralobular bile ducts causes ... • Fatigue PBC
Urine Microscopy and Casts - Image Atlas Key

- Squamous Epithelial Casts
- Transitional Epithelial Cells
- Renal Tubular
Microscopy and Casts ... Squamous Epithelial Casts ... RBCs - Granular Casts ... - WBC Cast - ... RBC Cast - Fatty
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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pattern: - SSc, PBC ... pattern: - PBC ... , SSc, PBC/SSc OS ... , PBC/SjS OS ... SjS, SLE, RA, PBC
RBC Casts on Urine Microscopy

Dr. Telma Lemos @TELMALEMOS10

#RBC #Casts #Urine #Microscopy #clinical #nephrology
RBC Casts on Urine ... TELMALEMOS10 #RBC ... #Casts #Urine #
Causes of False Elevation and Reduction in HbA1c

== False Elevation ==
Decreased RBC turnover 
• Iron, B-12,
Causes of False ... == Decreased RBC ... Glucose Content • RBC ... Reduction == Increase RBC ... Dilutional Effect • RBC
Blood Product Components, Contents, Volume and Shelf Life

Whole blood (autologous or directed donations) - RBC and
directed donations) - RBC ... WBC and platelets ... Hct of 70-80% - RBC ... plasma, a few RBC ... ofplasma, a few RBC
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
dysmorphic RBC’s, RBC ... /WBC casts, proteinuria