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hepatitis Flashcards

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1
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how is Hepatitis A spread?

A

faeco oral route

Hep A- ass

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2
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what is hepatitis A associated with?

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  • overcrowded areas
  • poor hygiene
  • gay men (hep A= anal)
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3
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what causes acute viral hepatitis?

A

Hep A, B and E

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4
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presentation of acute viral hepatitis?

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  • abdominal pain
  • nausea/vomiting
  • jaundice
  • darrhoea
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5
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how to diagnose acute hepatitis?

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  • marked raised ALT and AST (often >1000)
  • bilirubin may be elevated
  • relatively normal Alk Phos/gamma GT
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6
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who is Hep A most common in?

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children

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7
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how to diagnodr Hep A?

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clotted serology for HAV IgM

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8
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how is Hep B transmitted?

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  • sex
  • blood born
  • mother to child

Hep B= Breast milk, Blood, Banging

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9
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what may hep B cause?

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Acute or chronic hepatitis

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10
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what is present in the blood of all infectious individuals with Hep B?

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HBsAg (surface antigen)

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11
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what is usually present on highly infectious individuals with Hep B?

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HBeAg (e antigen)

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12
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how to control Hepatitis A?

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  • hygiene
  • prophalaxis
  • peg interferon injections given in combination with ravabarin tablets
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13
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how to manage acute Hepatitis B?

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  • vaccine
  • rest
  • over counter pain killers
  • metoclopramide to make you feel less sick
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14
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what is hepatitis?

A

-infalmmation of the liver

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15
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causes of hepatitis?

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  • alcoholic hepatitis
  • viral hepatitis
  • non alcoholic fatty liver disease
  • autoimmune hepatitis
  • drug induced hepatitis
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symptoms of hepatitis?

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  • fever in viral
  • jaundice
  • RUQ abdoiminal pain
  • nausea/vomiting
  • itching
  • muscle/joint pain
17
Q

what is released by liver during inflammation?

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transaminases (ALT/AST)

18
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how will the LFTs present of someone with hepatitis?

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  • increased transaminases (ALT/AST)

- potentially increased bilirubin

19
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what does increase in bilirubin cause?

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