Medical Condition

Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)

PSC is a chronic disease that causes inflammation and scarring of the bile ducts both inside and outside the liver. This leads to narrowing of the ducts, blocking bile flow and causing liver damage, often associated with inflammatory bowel disease.

Common Symptoms

  • Fatigue
  • Itchy skin
  • Jaundice
  • Abdominal pain
  • Weight loss

Clinical Sources

Diagnostic Lab Tests

Tests commonly used to diagnose or monitor Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC):

Direct Bilirubin

Direct (conjugated) bilirubin measures the portion of bilirubin that has been processed by...

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Bile Pigments (Urinary Bilirubin)

Bilirubin should not be detectable in the urine of a healthy individual. Because only conj...

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Urobilinogen

Urobilinogen is a colorless byproduct of bilirubin reduction by intestinal bacteria. Most ...

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Urobilinogen

Urobilinogen is a byproduct of bilirubin reduction by intestinal bacteria. Most is excrete...

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Total Bilirubin

Bilirubin is a yellowish pigment formed during the normal breakdown of red blood cells (he...

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Ascitic Fluid Bilirubin

Measuring bilirubin in ascitic fluid is a specialized test used to diagnose biliary perfor...

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Smooth Muscle Antibody (ASMA)

ASMA is an autoantibody directed against the cytoskeleton of smooth muscle cells (primaril...

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Liver Function Test Without GGT

The Liver Function Test (LFT) without GGT is a panel of blood tests used to evaluate the h...

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Bilirubin

Bilirubin in the urine (bilirubinuria) is always considered an abnormal finding. Only conj...

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Complete Urine Examination

The Complete Urine Examination (CUE), also known as Urinalysis, is a fundamental diagnosti...

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Urobilinogen - Urine

Urobilinogen is a colorless byproduct of bilirubin reduction. It is formed in the intestin...

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Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP)

Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) is a hydrolase enzyme found primarily in the liver (lining of t...

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HCV (Tridot)

The HCV (Tridot) test is a rapid visual antigen-antibody immunoassay used for the qualitat...

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Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg)

The Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg) test is the earliest immunological marker of an ac...

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Bile Salts & Pigments - Urine

This test detects the presence of bile salts and bile pigments (specifically conjugated bi...

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Urine Routine

A routine urinalysis (Urine Routine) is a fundamental diagnostic tool used to assess the c...

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Bilirubin (Total And Direct)

Bilirubin is a yellowish pigment made during the normal breakdown of red blood cells (hemo...

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Urobilinogen

Urobilinogen is a byproduct of bilirubin reduction by intestinal bacteria. In a Complete U...

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Bilirubin (Urine)

Under normal physiological conditions, bilirubin (specifically conjugated bilirubin) is no...

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Serum Haptoglobulin

Haptoglobin is a protein produced by the liver that functions as a scavenger for free hemo...

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H.C.V. ELISA

The HCV ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay) is a screening test used to detect antib...

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Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase (GGT)

Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase (GGT) is an enzyme found in high concentrations in the liver, b...

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Anti HAV Antibodies

The Anti-HAV (Hepatitis A Virus) antibody test detects the presence of antibodies produced...

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Stool Color

Stool color is a primary physical observation in a Complete Stool Examination. It provides...

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Total Bilirubin

Total Bilirubin is a measurement of the sum of conjugated (direct) and unconjugated (indir...

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Urine Color

The color of urine is a primary physical characteristic evaluated during a Urine Routine e...

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Total Bilirubin

Total Bilirubin measures the sum of conjugated (direct) and unconjugated (indirect) biliru...

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Liver-Kidney Microsome (LKM)-1 Antibody (ELISA)

The Liver-Kidney Microsome Type 1 (LKM-1) antibody test is a specialized immunological ass...

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