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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 ... Cholangitis #pathophysiology ... #pbc #psc #hepatology
 End Stage Liver Disease (Cirrhosis) - Complications 
 • Ascites
 • Esophageal Varices
 • Hepatic
Disease (Cirrhosis ... Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... • Hepatorenal Syndrom ... #diagnosis #management ... #summary #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Pathophysiology ... /Liver failure ... PBC Signs and ... or higher • Liver ... diagnosis #workup #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 ... of autoimmune disease ... Liver biopsy findings ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... Autoimmune hepatitis, PBC ... stone, Malignancy, PBC ... hepatitis: < 1 • Cirrhosis ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
and hepatorenal syndrome ... • Budd Chiari syndrome ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... Veno-occlusive disease ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Primary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
• Primary Sjögren's is a solitary process whereas secondary Sjögren's
other autoimmune diseases ... primary biliary cirrhosis ... (PBC), or with ... systemic diseases ... #Pathophysiology
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
CIRRHOSIS - ... indications for liver ... disease management ... Cholangitis #diagnosis #management ... #summary #Hepatology
Clinical features of Liver Disease in Children

#Cirrhosis #LiverFailure #Signs #Symptoms #PhysicalExam #Findings #Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics #Hepatology

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Clinical features of Liver ... Disease in Children ... #Cirrhosis # ... LiverFailure #Signs ... #Hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
of cholestatic disease ... disease: > 2 ... hepatitis: < 1 • Cirrhosis ... • Gilbert's syndrome ... #differential #Hepatology