Monitoring in haemochromatosis
Ferritin & transferritin
Pre urea breath test
No Abx 4/53 & no PPI 2/52
Primary biliary cirrhosis: diagnosis
AMA & raised IgM
PBC: Mx
Ursodeoxycholic acid
TIBC: IDA
raised
TIBC: chronic disease
low / normal
Carcinoid tumours: features
Flushing, diarrhoea, bronchospasm, hypotension
Carcinoid tumours: Ix
Urinary 5-HIAA
Liver disease: clotting
All factors low but VIII
Maintaining remission in Crohn’s
Azathioprine or mercaptopurine
C. dif: Mx
C. dif: recurrent <12/52
PO fidaxoicin
HBV: anti-HBs +ve
previous immunisations
HBV: Anti-HBc: +ve, HBsAg -ve
previous infection - not carrier
HBV: Anti-HBc: +ve, HBsAg +ve
previous infection - carrier
HBV: HBsAg +ve
Ongoing infection