Hepatitis Flashcards
What is hepatitis?
inflammation of liver
What enzymes are high in hepatitis?
Raised: AST and ALT
What are markers for liver function?
PT and albumin
What are other DDx for hypoalbuminaemia?
- nephrotic syndrome
- heart failure
What are possible causes of hepatitis?
- Alcoholic
- NASH
- Viruses
- Drugs
- Autoimmune
What are symptoms of hepatitis?
- RUQ pain
- jaundice
- hepatomegaly
- joint pain
- nausea
- fatigue
- dark urine
What are different types of hepatitis?
acute or chronic (>6months)
What can happen when you have acute hepatitis?
- Recovery
- Liver failure
- Chronic hepatitis to cirrhosis to liver failure
- Can recover from chronic hep
What is Hep A and E?
acute
How is hep A and E spread?
sex/contaminated water e.g. shellfish
Where is hep A and E common?
Asia and Africa and men with men sex
What is the management for hep A and E?
- supportive
2. avoid alcohol/excess paracetmol
When can Hep E be chronic?
- E can be chronic in immunocompromised
- E can be severe in pregnancy ( liver failure)
How can chronic Hep E be managed?
Antiviral (ribavirin) for immunocompromised with hep E
What are symptoms of Hep A and E/
- Mostly asymptomatic between 2-6 weeks after infection
- Then symptoms
What are possible symptoms of Hep A and E?
- Nausea
- Vomiting (+ Diarrhoea)
- Fever
- Jaundice
- Abdominal pain (particularly RUQ)
What sort of infection is Hep B?
Acute or chronic – more commonly acute
What are different types of Hep B?
- Most adults clear it (full recovery)
- 10% become carriers
- 10% get chronic hep B
What is epid for Hep B?
children more likely to be carriers/chronic
What are RF for Hep B?
- Sexually transmitted
- IVDU
- vertical
What is the acute Mx for Hep B?
supportive as most will clear
What is the chronic Mx for Hep B?
antiviral:
1. Peginterferon-a-2a
OR
2. Tenofovir
What sort of infection is Hep C?
acute or chronic more commonly chronic
What are the stages of Hep C?
most adults develop chronic hepatits (80%), only 30% clear it
What is the serology for Hep A?
- Current infection: anti-HAV IgM but no anti-HAV IgG
- If anti-HAV IgG but not anti-HAV IgM suggest past infection
- Anti-HAV IgG persists for life
What is serology for Hep E?
- Current infection: anti-HEV IgM but no anti-HEV IgG
- If anti-HEV IgG but not anti-HEV IgM suggest past infection
- Anti-HEV IgG persists for a few years