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Viral Hepatitis Flashcards

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1
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hat does hepatitis virus cause

A

liver disease as their chief or sole clinical manifestations

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2
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what is the liver involved in

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breakdown and excretion of toxins and synthesis of glucose and some proteins

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3
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what colour is bilirubin

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yellow - causes jaundice

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4
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what are the hep viruses

A

A, B, C, D, E

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5
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what is Hep D

A

only occurs with Hep B

worsens severity of hep B infection

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6
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what is acute hepatitis

A 
few weeks
hep A, B, C, E 
jaundice
pale stools 
dark urine
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7
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what hep is most common for acute hepatitis

A

hep E

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8
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what are some complications of acute hep

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chronic hepatitis

acute liver failure

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what is the timescale of chronic hepatitis

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atleast 6 months

complications after decades

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10
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what causes chronic hep

A

hep b and C
never hep A
hep E only when immunocompromised

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11
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what are the symptoms of chronic hep

A

early years asymptomatic
complications
- cirrhosis - chronic liver fail
- primary liver cancer

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12
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what is a summary of hep A

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faecal oral spread
not blood bourne
vaccine prevntable
causes acute never chronic hepatitis

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13
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what is a summary of hep E

A

facial oral spread
not vaccine prvetnabl
causes acute never chronic
caught in UK from animals

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14
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how is Hep B and Hep C virus tnasmitted

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blood bourne

  • IVDU
  • blood products
  • needlstick

sex
- hep b more than c

mother to child

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15
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what re the risk groups for Hep B + C

A 
IVDU - past/current
Greater No.sexual partners 
babies of infected mother
ethnic minorities
blood product expo
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16
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what is the prevention ag hep

A

reduce expo

use vacciner

17
Q

what is Hep B prevention measures

A

clean needles and syringes fro injecting drug users
safe sex
screen blood trnasfusios
vaccine high risk groups and heath care worker

18
Q

what si some Hep C prevention measures

A

redue expo as fro Hep B

no vaccine available

19
Q

how is hep B treated in chronic hep

A

antivirals
suppressive not curative
lifelong therapy

20
Q

who is hep C treated in chronic hep

A

2-3 antivirals cure side effects seen

reinfection possible

21
Q

how is the risk of hep reached inhelth care

A 
wear gloves
mask and eye
disposal sharps 
good sterilisation 
vacine 
disinfect surface
22
Q

what is the lab test fro hepatitis

A

clotted blood gold top bottle

23
Q

what is the lab test and hep B virus

A

see if infection- acute/chronic
HBsAg (HB surface antigen) +ve ppl infectious
HBseAg

24
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what are some lab test for hep C

A

anti- HCV - in acute and chronic infection

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