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Duke PA Diagnostic Methods Viral Hepatitis

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general term to describe liver inflammation   hepatits  
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causes of hepatitis   immunologic damage, toxic damage (alcohol, drugs, poisons, chemicals), infections (viral, bacterial, protozoal, fungal)  
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WBC in hepatitis   normal to low  
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AST in hepatitis   striking elevation early (20x normal)  
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ALT in hepatitis   striking elevation early (20x normal)  
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__ often precedes the appearance of jaundice, may become incidental indicator of liver injury   bilirubinuria  
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usually not needed for diagnosis of acute viral hepatitis, but very useful in staging chronic hepatitis C   liver biopsy  
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the acute viral hepatitides   A and E  
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the chronic viral hepatitides   B, C, and D  
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Hepatitis A and E are transmitted via   fecal/oral route  
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hepatitis B, C, and D are transmitted via   percutaneous permucosal/blood/blood derived body fluids  
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diagnosis of acute infection by presence of   IgM anti-HAV  
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presence of IgG anti-HAV indicates   previous exposure to HAV, noninfectivity and immunity  
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used to be called serum hepatitis   hepatitis B  
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first evidence of infection , persists throughout clinical illness, detection establishes infetion with HBV and implies infectivity   HBsAg  
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appears after clearance of HBsAg and after successful vaccination against Hep B, detection signals recovery from HBV infection, noninfectivity and immunity   anti-HBs  
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appears soon after HBsAg, before anti-HBs, presecne with acute hepatitis symptoms indicate acute Hep B, persists for 3-6 months   Anti-HBc IgM  
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