QUESTIONS WITH 100% RATED ANSWERS
Autoimmune Hepatitis Autoimmune inflammatory liver disease that is triggered by infection
or drugs. There may be no symtpoms and persons respond to immunosuppressive drug therapy
with remission within 24 hours. Relaspes are common with treatment withdrawal
Hepatitis A Incubation-30 days. Transmission-Fecal oral route. Period of communicability-up
to 1 week after onset of jaundice. Chronic carrier-no. Age-children and young adults. Vaccine-
yes. Prevention-hand washing, and vaccine. IG availabe-yes. Household contacts treated
Hepatitis B Incubation-60-180days. Transmission-blood and body fluids. Period of
communicabiltiy-as long as they are positive for HBsAg. Chronic carrier-yes. Age-any. Vaccine-
yes. Prevention-vaccine, no kissing, safe sex. IG available-yes. Household contacts treated
Hepatitis C Incubation-35-72 days. Transmission-Blood and body fluids. Period of
communicability-indefinitely. Chronic carrier-yes. AGe-any. Vaccine-no. Prevention-safe sex,
blood screened. IG available-no. Can exist wo any S&S for years
Hepatitis D Incubation:30-180days. Transmission-blood and body fluids. Period of
communicability-indefinitely. Chronic carrier-yes. Age-any. Vaccine-no. Prevention- Protect
from HBV. HBV coinfection required for HDV to be infective. IG available-no
, Hepatits E Incubation-15-60 days. Mode of transmission-fecal oral route. Period of
communicability-not known. Chronic carrier-no. Age-Children and young adults. Vaccine-no.
Prevention-hand washing. IG available-no.
Hepatitis A screening Hep A IgM-acute infection. Hep A IgG-previous infectionor vaccination
and is immune
Hepatitis B screening Hep. B surface antigen indicates acute infection and is infectious. Hep.
B surface antibody is negative in acute infections. If its is positive and all other test are negative
then person has acquired immunity from vaccine. Hep. B total core antibody positive and all
other are negative, person had previous infection. Hep. B core antibody(IgM) is positive in acute
infections.
Hepatitis C screening All positive C antibody test indicates a chronic hepatitis C infection
Cholelithiasis Presence of stones in the gallbladder. Risk factors include obesity, rapid
weight loss, middle age, female gender, oral contraceptives, native american ancestry, ileal
disease, low HDLs, malabsorption disorders and hypertriglyceridemia.
Gallstones S&S May not cause any S&S if they are small. Some can pass into the common
bile duct and cause an obstruction which will cause painful spasms and contraction of the bile
duct in the RUQ area called biliary colic. Pain is also felt in the back, right should or right
scapula. N/V.