Biliary Tract Disease Flashcards
1
Q
Dark urine, jaundice and pruritus?
A
Biliary Tract Disease
2
Q
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis? What should you think of?
A
MOM’s=>anti-mitochondrial antibodies
3
Q
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis MOA?
A
Autoimmune destruction of intralobular bile ducts
4
Q
PSC MOA?
A
MOA: Fibrosis of bile duct=>beading
5
Q
Who gets PSC?
A
Think Dave
6
Q
What are two important features?
A
MPO-ANCA/p-ANCA positive
UC
7
Q
Secondary Biliary Cirrhoris is due to?
A
Extrahepatic biliary obstruction=>bile stasis (like gallstones)
8
Q
Who gets PBC?
A
MOMs
9
Q
Both PBC and PSC have increased?
A
IgM
