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Cholestatic Liver Disease: Primary Biliary Cirrhosis vs Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

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

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Primary Biliary ... Cirrhosis (PBC) ... Pathophysiology ... cholestasis → Cirrhosis ... diagnosis #workup #hepatology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Pathophysiology ... Renal Failure Treatment ... diagnosis #management #hematology ... #oncology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
protein C and S Pathophysiology ... or venipuncture sites ... + Bleeding Treatment ... : • Treat primary ... diagnosis #causes #treatment
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Management
A. Initiate therapy 
 - Initiate 1st line therapy with UDCA (13-15
Primary Biliary ... Cirrhosis - Management ... survey disease #PBC ... #Primary #Biliary ... #Treatment #hepatology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
platelets - WBC ... Based on number of sites ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
abnormalities PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... • Stigmata of cirrhosis ... : jaundice, ascites ... the left heart TREATMENT ... #diagnosis #hepatology
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
appearance Favored Sites ... except for the primary ... • CBC + diff • ... Bone marrow Treatment ... #Plasmacytoma #Oncology