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Hepatitis Flashcards

1
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Acquired from: Picornaviridae
MOT: Fecal Oral
Incubation: 28 days
Chronicity: No

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Hepatitis A

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Usually seen in the feces of patient with Hepa A during INCUBATION and EARLY ACUTE INFECTION

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HAV Antigen

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3
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Primary Marker for Hepatitis A infection

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IgM anti-HAV

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Hepatitis A: Marker for immunity; persist for life

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IgG anti-HAV

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5
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Detection of Hepatitis A in clinical, food, and water

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HAV RNA

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6
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Family: Hepadnaviridae
MOT: Parenteral, Sexual, Perinatal
Incubation: 30-180 days
Chronicity: Yes

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Hepatitis B

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7
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Hepatitis B marker for:

  • Active Infection
  • First Marker to appear
  • Important Marker for Screening Blood donors
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HBsAg (surface)

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8
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Hepatitis B marker for:

  • High degree of INFECTIVITY & high vertical transmission risk
  • Active Replication
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HBeAg (envelope)

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9
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Hepatitis B marker for:

  • cannot be detected in serum due to the envelope that masks it
  • retrieved by Biopsy only in the liver
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HBcAg (core)

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10
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Hepatitis B Marker:

  • Current or Recent Infection
  • Useful in detecting Window period
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IgM Anti-Hbc

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Hepatitis B Marker:

  • life-long marker
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IgG Anti-Hbc

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12
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Hepatitis B Marker:

  • Recovery from infection
  • Convalescence marker (good prognosis)
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Anti-Hbe

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13
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Hepatitis B Marker:

Immunity to hepatitis B (Protective titer: > 10 mIU/mL)

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Anti-Hbs

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14
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Acute, Atypical, or occult Hepatitis B

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HBV DNA

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15
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Hepatitis B marker:

Used to monitor for effectiveness of therapy

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Viral Load Test

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16
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Highly correlated with the presence of whole virus replication and potential infectivity of patient

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HBV DNA

17
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Hepatitis C is acquired from the family of

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Flaviviridae

18
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Family: Hepadnaviridae
MOT: Parenteral, Sexual, Perinatal
Incubation: 7-8 weeks
Chronicity: Yes

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Hepatitis C
(Non-A Non-B Hepatitis)

19
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Hepatitis C Marker:

Current or past infection

A

Anti-HCV

20
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Hepatitis C Marker:

Viral Load Test to monitor effectiveness of therapy

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HCV RNA

21
Q

aka Post Transfusion Hepatitis

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Hepatitis C

22
Q

Surrogate test for HCV

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Increase ALT
(+) Anti-Hbc

23
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Specific Test for HCV

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(+) Anti-HCV

24
Q

Treatment for Hepatitis C and Kaposi Sarcoma

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IFN alpha

25
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Acquired from the family of DELTA viruses (RNA)

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Hepatitis D

26
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Family: Delta virus
MOT: Mostly Parenteral but can be transmitted Sexual, Perinatal
Chronicity: Yes

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Hepatitis D

27
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Hepatitis D:

Coninfection

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SiMultaneously
IgM

28
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Hepatitis D:

Superinfection

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Seqqqqquentialy
IgG

29
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Hepatitis E is acquired from the family of

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Hepeviridae
Caliciviridae

30
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Family: Hepevirus / Calicivirus
MOT: Fecal Oral
Incubation: 2-6 weeks
Chronicity: No

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Hepatitis E

31
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Hepatitis E Marker:

Current Infection

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IgM anti-HEV

32
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Hepatitis E Marker:

Current/Past Infection

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IgG anti-HEV

33
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Hepatitis E Marker:

HEV RNA

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Current infection

34
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associated with fulminant liver failure in pregnant woman

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Hepatitis E

35
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ORDER OF APPEARANCE OF HEPA B MARKERS

S E C E S
Antigen Antibody

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SE CES

36
Q

May be transmitted by clotting factor components

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Hepatitis A
Infectious Hepatitis

37
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Dane particle is found in hepatitis

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Hepatitis B
Serum Hepatitis

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