Hepatitis Viruses Flashcards
Hepatitis with fecal-oral transmission
A, E
vowels hit your bowels yo
contaminated food
Sexually Transmitted Hepatitis
B, C, D
Common Presentation (Hep)
fever, jaundice, inc ALT/AST, RUQ pain
HAV (short)
Asymptomatic, Acute, Alone (no carriers)
HBV (short)
Blood, Baby-making, Birthing
HCV (short)
Chronic, Cirrhosis, Carcinoma, Carrier
HDV (short)
Defective virus, Dependent (on HBV)
superinfection means poor prognosis
HEV (short)
Enteric, Expectant mothers (high mortality), Epidemic
HBsAg
ABeAg
Anti-HBc IgM
Acute HBV infection
HBsAg
HBeAg
Anti-HBc IgG
Chronic HBV with high infectivity
HBsAg
Anti-HBe
Anti-HBc IgG
Chronic HBV with low infectivity
Anti-HBs
vaccinated for HBV
HBV incubation period test
HBsAg
HBV prodrome, acute disease test
HBSAg (anti-HBc)
HBV early convalescence
Anti-HBc
HBV late convalescence
Anti-HBs (anti-HBc)
Viral hepatitis vs. alcoholic hepatitis liver tests
viral: ALT>AST
alcohol: AST>ALT
Which Hepatitis lead to chronic infection?
B,C,D
Which Hepatitis are we immunized against?
A,B
Which hepatitis usually resolves when infected as a healthy adult but almost always (90%) transform to chronic when transmitted at birth?
HBV
Icteric phase of hepatits presentation
dark urine- Coca Cola light feces jaundice pruritis 7-28 days after
Acute hepatitis lab test always shows what?
increased aminotransferases
look at INR for marker of severity
Most common Hep viruses in USA
B > A > C
Fulminant Hepatitis
hepatic failure within 8 weeks of onset of acute hep
hepatic encephalopathy and prolonged PT
hepatic necrosis on histo