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Cholestatic Liver Disease: Primary Biliary Cirrhosis vs Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

#pathophysiology #pbc #psc #hepatology #comparison
Cholestatic Liver 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 ... relative with PBC ... Cholestasis #PBC ... #Cirrhosis #Pathophysiology ... #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
Primary Biliary ... Cirrhosis - Diagnosis ... quadrant discomfort Signs ... #Biliary #Cirrhosis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Cirrhosis (PBC) ... Pathophysiology ... Signs and Symptoms ... #Cirrhosis #PBC ... diagnosis #workup #hepatology
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
to multi-focal biliary ... with persistently active ... colorectal and hepato-biliary ... management. ... #summary #Hepatology
Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• Primary Sjögren's is a solitary process whereas secondary Sjögren's
other autoimmune diseases ... processes like primary biliary ... cirrhosis (PBC) ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Management
A. Initiate therapy 
 - Initiate 1st line therapy with UDCA (13-15
Cirrhosis - Management ... Stage & survey disease ... #PBC #Primary ... #Biliary #Cirrhosis ... #hepatology
Nutrition in Cirrhosis: Dos and Don’ts
Screening:
 • Patients at risk for RFH-Nutritional Prioritizing Tool
 • Low
Nutrition in Cirrhosis ... targets for physical activity ... #Nutrition #Cirrhosis ... #diet #management ... #hepatology #pathophysiology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

High mortality without prompt recognition and management. HLH is a critical diagnostic consideration in
▪ Autoimmune diseases ... Presentation • Common Signs ... Pathophysiology ... absent NK-cell activity ... #Hematology #HemeOnc