Posts Tagged ‘primary biliary cholangitis’
‘Deranged liver blood tests’ – diagnosing PBC
‘Deranged liver blood tests’ – diagnosing primary biliary cholangitis 22 October 2018 In the first of a new gastroenterology clinic series, Dr Amine Benmassaoud and Dr Emmanuel Tsochatzis discuss a case of unusual liver bloods Case A 54 year old lady with hypothyroidism on levothyroxine, osteopenia on calcium and vitamin D, and dry eyes on…
Read MoreWhat Is Primary biliary cholangitis?
Primary biliary cholangitis Bile duct damage Primary biliary cholangitis, previously called primary biliary cirrhosis, is a chronic disease in which the bile ducts in your liver are slowly destroyed. Bile is a fluid made in your liver. It aids with digestion and helps your body get rid of cholesterol, toxins and worn-out red blood cells.…
Read MoreNew Self-Care App for Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC)
New Self-Care App to Support Self-Management for Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) The PBC Health Storylines Mobile App From Self Care Catalysts Was Developed in Collaboration With Patients, and in Partnership With the Canadian PBC Society TORONTO, ON–(Marketwired – September 09, 2016) – To celebrate International PBC Day on September 11, 2016, Self Care Catalysts —…
Read MoreObeticholic acid reduces ALP and bilirubin in primary biliary cholangitis
Obeticholic acid reduced alkaline phosphatase and bilirubin levels in patients with primary biliary cholangitis, according to a phase 3 study published in The New England Journal of Medicine. However, patients taking the drug were more likely to experience pruritis. “The approval of obeticholic acid for primary biliary cholangitis gives us the first new drug for…
Read MoreUDCA fails to improve mortality in primary biliary cholangitis
April 13, 2016 BARCELONA — The use of ursodeoxycholic acid for primary biliary cholangitis failed to reduce all-cause mortality, according to results of a systematic review presented at the International Liver Congress 2016. “Based on current evidence, the treatment of primary biliary cholangitis with ursodeoxycholic acid can neither be supported nor rejected,” Jelena Nincevic, MD,…
Read MoreThe disease you’ve never heard of that drives people to want to kill themselves
MOST people know nothing of the incurable liver illness Primary Biliary Cholangitis (formerly Cirrhosis), whose symptoms can be so agonising and so little understood that death can seem the only way out. Author: Sally McDonald For the last two decades one Edinburgh woman has made it her mission to change that – spurred on by…
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