Hepatitis

Question 1

What is the most obvious sign of hepatitis?

Answer 1

Jaundice with hepatic tenderness

Question 2

Most important causes of hepatitis

Answer 2

A
B
C
E

Question 3

What can acute infection cause?

Answer 3

Subclinical illness
Anicteric illness
Icteric illness
Fulminant hepatitis

Question 4

Subclinical illness

Answer 4

No symptoms

Question 5

Anicteric illness

Answer 5

Symptoms without jaundice

Question 6

Icteric illness

Answer 6

Symptoms with jaundice

Question 7

Fulminant hepatitis

Answer 7

Severe jaundice with hepatic failure and high mortality

Question 8

LFT in acute infection

Answer 8

Raised ALT & AST

Released in excess by damaged hepatocytes

Question 9

Main route of transmission of HAV & HEV

Answer 9

Faecal-oral route

Question 10

Main route of transmission of HBV

Answer 10

Parenteral
Sexual
Perinatal

Question 11

Main route of transmission of HCV & HDV

Answer 11

Parenteral

Question 12

Incubation in days of hepatitis

Answer 12

A - 28
B - 90
C - 60
E - 40

Question 13

Which types of hepatitis cause chronic infection?

Answer 13

Not A
B
C
D, with HBV
E, if immunocompromised

Question 14

Hep A immunisation

Answer 14

Inactivated vaccine

Question 15

Hep B immunisation

Answer 15

Recombinant vaccine

Question 16

Hep C immunisation

Answer 16

None

Question 17

Hep D immunisation

Answer 17

Hepatitis B vaccination

Question 18

Hep E immunisation

Answer 18

Vaccine only available in China

Question 19

Symptoms of acute infection

Answer 19

Anorexia
Lethargy
Nausea
Fever
Urtacarial skin lesions

Followed by jaundice and dark coloured urine (bilirubin)