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Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... PBC Signs and ... Symptoms: • 50 ... obstruction • ALP ... diagnosis #workup #hepatology
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
: - Enzymes that ... Highest • Bone • Liver ... Most common symptoms ... Primary biliary Cholangitis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ... quadrant discomfort Signs ... Elevated ALP 2. ... Liver biopsy findings ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis ... • CHOLANGITIS ... • CIRRHOSIS - ... Care focuses on symptom ... management #summary #Hepatology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
suspicious clinical symptoms ... /signs should be ... the magnitude of enzyme ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #Liver #Enzymes
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
suspected HH based on symptoms ... enzymes, or family ... Patients with cirrhosis ... enzymes to rule ... diagnosis #management #hepatology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
ALP enzyme- Discovered ... synthesized in: liver ... collection with EDTA Pathophysiology ... mineralization Symptoms ... Hyophosphatasia #hepatology