Hepatitis

Question 1

Which hepatitis’s are spread via faecal and oral route?

Answer 1

A and E

Question 2

Which hepatitis’s are spread via blood products and bodily fluids?

Answer 2

B, C and D

Question 3

Which hepatitis can only be acquired with B?

Answer 3

D

Question 4

What hepatitis is a DNA virus?

Answer 4

B

Question 5

What kind of infection is hepatitis A?

Answer 5

Acute & mild

Question 6

What kind of infection is hepatitis B?

Answer 6

Can be severe

Question 7

What kind of infection is hepatitis C?

Answer 7

Very slow progressing

Question 8

What kind of infection is hepatitis D?

Answer 8

Makes HBV worse, likely to progress to cirrhosis or HCC

Question 9

What kind of infection is hepatitis E?

Answer 9

Normally mild

Question 10

What results would you expect in hep A?

Answer 10

AST/ALT raised, raised IgG and IgM

Question 11

What test would you do in hep B?

Answer 11

HBV assay

Question 12

What’s included in a HBV assay?

Answer 12

HBs-Ag, HBe-Ag, Anti-HBs, Anti-HBc

Question 13

What tests would you do in hep C?

Answer 13

HCV RNA, anti-HCV serology

Question 14

What tests would you do in hep D?

Answer 14

HDV-RNA, Anti-HDV

Question 15

What tests would you do in hep E?

Answer 15

HVE RNA, Anti-HVE

Question 16

Which hepatitis’s have vaccines?

Answer 16

A, B, E, (can’t get D without B)

Question 17

How do you manage hep A?

Answer 17

Supportive

Question 18

How do you manage hep B?

Answer 18

Pegylated interferon alpha 2a, tenofovir - inhibits viral replication

Question 19

How do you manage hep C?

Answer 19

Direct acting anti-virals, ribavirin, sofusbuvir

Question 20

How do you manage hep D?

Answer 20

Treat HBV

Question 21

How do you manage hep E?

Answer 21

Supportive treatment

Question 22

What are potential complications of hepatitis B-E?

Answer 22

Cirrhosis, HCC