Clinical Hepatitis Flashcards
Dr. McAulliffe
If you’re scared of HBV for a child less than 1 yr, what do you do?
Give Human Globulin
How does Hepatitis A present?
Only Acute
For Chronic Hep B Virus infection, you would see persistence of _____ in serum
HBsAg
How can Hepatitis C be cured?
Direct acting Antivral Drugs
Serological diagnosis for Hep A is _____ _____
Anti-HAV, IgM
The best correlate in serum to indicate Hep B immunity is ______
Anti-HB (antibody to surface antigen)
- makes sense since infection is marked by HBsAg
Hep a is part of the _____Virus Family
Picorna
What’s the Cure for HBV infection?
There is none
Hepatitis C is in the _____viridae family (Along with Yellow Fever and Dengue)
Flavi
HBeAg strongly correlates with level of ____ ____
Viral Replication
Immunity due to Hep B vaccination vs Natural infection difference
- You only see + Anti-Core in Natural
- You see negative HBsAg in both
Glecaprevir, Voxilaprevir, and Pibrentasivir are Direct Acting Antivirals used to treat Hep C that do what that is special?
Target all serotypes
Unlike most Reverse Transcriptases, Hep B replicates ______ infecting the cell
Before
Vaccines exist for Hep ____ and Hep _____
A, B
Anti-_____ is the best way to Test Hepatitis C with 99% Sensitivity as well as testing for Liver Fibrosis
HCV