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Autoimmune Liver Disease — Clinical Case
DCE long case for autoimmune liver disease: a 54-year-old woman with an AIH-PBC overlap syndrome presenting with fatigue, pruritus and jaundice. Full patient assessment, SASPOP opening, structured problem list, integrated management plan (UDCA for the PBC component, prednisolone plus azathioprine after TPMT check for the AIH component, cirrhosis surveillance, pruritus and bone health management, transplant assessment), and probing examiner questions.
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DCE long case for autoimmune liver disease: a 54-year-old woman with an AIH-PBC overlap syndrome presenting with fatigue, pruritus and jaundice. Full patient assessment, SASPOP opening, structured problem list, integrated management plan (UDCA for the PBC component, prednisolone plus azathioprine after TPMT check for the AIH component, cirrhosis surveillance, pruritus and bone health management, transplant assessment), and probing examiner questions.
Autoimmune Liver Disease — Clinical Case
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