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Cholestatic Liver Disease: Primary Biliary Cirrhosis vs Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

#pathophysiology #pbc #psc #hepatology #comparison
Disease: Primary Biliary ... Cirrhosis vs Primary ... Cholangitis #pathophysiology ... #pbc #psc #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Pathophysiology
Environmental Risk Factors: Geographic location, Smoking, Microbial triggers, Xenobiotics, Nail polish
Epigentics Risk
Cirrhosis - Pathophysiology ... Smoking, Microbial triggers ... relative with PBC ... #Cirrhosis #Pathophysiology ... #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Cirrhosis (PBC) ... Pathophysiology ... bile ducts Differential ... #Cirrhosis #PBC ... diagnosis #workup #hepatology
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Function Tests - Differential ... Ducts - PBC ... Congenital, Others, Cirrhosis ... - CBD stone, Biliary ... Algorithm #diagnosis #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... Autoimmune hepatitis, PBC ... hepatitis: < 1 • Cirrhosis ... injury #hepatitis #differential ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Liver Enzymes - Differential ... Bile Ducts • PSC ... Infiltrative • Cirrhosis ... Duct Stone • Biliary ... Others #LFTs #Hepatology
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
common causes: cirrhosis ... one cause (e.g. cirrhosis ... : 1) General appearance ... concentration (bowel or biliary ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
the study) • Triggers ... ATRA treatment Pathophysiology ... if high risk if WBC ... initiation • Differential ... diagnosis #management #hematology
PFAPA Syndrome - Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis

EPIDEMIOLOGY:
PFAPA is the most common syndrome entailing
fever (FMF) PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... having a “mossy” appearance ... DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS ... both diseases are triggered ... Serial CBC counts