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Hepatitis Flashcards

1
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How is hepatitis A transmitted?

A

Through food and water

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2
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How is hep B transmitted?

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Through body fluid and blood

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3
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How is hep C transmitted?

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Through blood

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4
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Incubation for HAV

A

15-50 days - causes jaundice

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5
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Incubation for HBV

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45-180 days - can be a carrier

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6
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Incubation for HCV

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14-182 days

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7
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What is the most serious of the three?

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Hep C as there is not vaccine available.

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8
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How is Hep C treated?

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Can use interferon but there are bad side effects.

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9
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What protein is found to determine if someone has a Hep B infection?

A

HbsAg

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10
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Of people infected with Hep C how many are cured? How many ill? How many long term infection leading to damage?

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  1. 15-20%
  2. 60%
  3. 20-25%
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11
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What are the symptoms of infection?

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  • Fever
  • Tiredness
  • Jaundice (not common, only in severe cases)
  • Loss of appetite
  • Abdominal cramps
  • Nausea
  • Dark urine
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12
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What tests determine liver function?

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ALT (alanine aminotransferase) and AST (aspartate aminotransferase)
Levels should be less than 40

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13
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What is the most common TCM pattern for hepatitis?

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Retention of D-H in the MJ

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14
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What are the other patterns?

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  • Disharmony between LV and SP
  • SP and KI Yang Xu
  • LV and KI Yin Xu
  • Blood stasis
    (Toxic heat, LV overacting on SP)
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15
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Most common POT?

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Soothe LV, regulate qi, clear damp-heat

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16
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What meridians need to be used

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Foot Jueyin, Taiyin, Du and Yangming

Use Ren and Back Shu points for chronic conditions

17
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Other methods: Injection of….

A

Saline water at ST36, GB34 (0.5-1mL)

18
Q

Wrist/Ankle acupuncture at

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upper/lower 2

19
Q

Moxa

A

UB18, 19, 20, 21, 34
ST36, RN12, LV14
rice moxa, aconite moxa

20
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Auricular

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LV, GB, pancreas, ST, SJ, Subcortex, sympathetic, reaction points

21
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Laser

A

Back shu, Front mu, LV14, 13, ST36, DU9

22
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Herbal

A

Yan chen hao

23
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Education

A
  • Regulate diet
  • Exercise
  • Reduce contaminants
  • Protect yourself

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