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Cholestatic Liver Disease: Primary Biliary Cirrhosis vs Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

#pathophysiology #pbc #psc #hepatology #comparison
Cholestatic Liver ... Disease: Primary ... Cholangitis #pathophysiology ... #pbc #psc #hepatology
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology
Microcytic RBC: Pyridoxine deficiency, Thalassemia, Iron deficiency anemia, Chronic disease anemia (sometimes),
Red Blood Cell (RBC ... deficiency anemia, Chronic ... Sickle Cell RBC ... liver disease, ... differential #diagnosis #hematology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Autoimmune hepatitis, PBC ... stone, Malignancy, PBC ... • Bilirubin: RBC ... • LDH: Heart, RBC ... #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
pregnancy Diagnose PBC ... Liver biopsy findings ... consistent with PBC ... #PBC #Primary ... #hepatology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artifact (redo CBC ... : • Acute or Chronic ... disorders • Celiac disease ... #Causes #Hematology
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... disturbance (obstructed liver ... Highest • Bone • Liver ... biliary Cholangitis (PBC ... #hepatology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... (Pancytopenia, WBC ... Age > 50 • Chronic ... Lymphocytic Leukemia (CBC ... #Causes #Hematology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC ... ) - Summary PBC ... 30-65 years PBC ... Pathophysiology ... diagnosis #workup #hepatology
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
RBCs Decreased RBC ... Disease • Marrow ... Thalassemia • RBC ... Disorder • RBC ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Syndrome, Celiac Disease ... Malignancy, 1° PBC ... , 1° PSC, Cystic ... Causes #Acute #algorithm ... #hepatology