Dr. Michael Chew @mchew85
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GrepMed Gastroenterology-Hepatology Editor, Academic Hospitalist UC Davis Medical Center Internal Medicine, Yale Gastroenterology Fellow '22
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Normal Colonic Diameters
Normal bowel caliber can be remembered using the 3-6-9 rule:
 - Small bowel: <3
Normal Colonic Diameters ... Normal bowel caliber ... drkeithsiau #Normal ... diagnosis #dimensions #anatomy
Causes of Severe Acute Liver Injury
 - Ichemic hepatitis
 - Acute biliary obstruction
 - Drug-Induced liver
hepatitis - Acute biliary ... Hemochromatosis - Primary biliary
Difficult Selective Biliary Cannulation (SBC)
Factors associated with difficult SBC:
 - SMALL PAPILLA: can be difficult to
Difficult Selective Biliary ... visualize the anatomy ... site - OTHERS: biliary ... #Selective #Biliary
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Pathophysiology
Environmental Risk Factors: Geographic location, Smoking, Microbial triggers, Xenobiotics, Nail polish
Epigentics Risk
Primary Biliary ... inflammation and biliary ... #PBC #Primary #Biliary
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Abnormal liver function ... initial response to abnormal ... *Abnormal USS may ... include extrahepatic biliary ... #LFTs #Abnormal
Cholangiogram Biliary Anatomy on ERCP

#Cholangiogram #Biliary #Anatomy #hepatology #ercp
Cholangiogram Biliary ... Anatomy on ERCP ... Cholangiogram #Biliary ... #Anatomy #hepatology
Gallstone Diseases
1. Asymptomatic Stones 75%
2. Biliary Pain 20%
3. Acute Cholecystitis 10%
4. Mirizzi's Syndrome < 0.1%
5. Cholangitis/
Biliary Pain 20%
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
Primary Biliary ... #PBC #Primary #Biliary
Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
congenital - Primary biliary
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Benign/malignant biliary ... obstruction, Primary biliary