Worsening of a patient with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) may be detected by changes in clinical or biochemical findings.
Criteria for clinical and biochemical worsening in a patient with PSC: one or more of the following:
(1)unintentional weight loss > 10 pounds during the past 12 months
(2) increase in serum total bilirubin level by > 2 mg/dL (excluding episodes of cholangitis)
(3) new onset of variceal bleeding
(4) new onset of ascites
(5) new onset of encephalopathy
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Specialty: Gastroenterology, Immunology/Rheumatology
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