4.3.3 Treatment of Hep B and C

Question 1

What are some HBV “pearls”

Answer 1

Question 2

What are some treatment considerations in HBV?

Answer 2

Question 3

Answer 3

B

Question 4

What are the characteristics of Tenofovir?

Answer 4

Question 5

Answer 5

A

Question 6

What are the important serologic markers of Hepatitis (HIGH YIELD)

Answer 6

Question 7

What is the best tool to combat HepB?

Answer 7

Screening

Question 8

What is important about Epclusa?

Answer 8

It works on all genotypes

Question 9

What is the difference between Hep B infected patients with E Ag positive vs E Ag Neg?

Answer 9

E Ag positive patients will be replicating virus at higher level

Question 10

How can you distinguish chronic vs recovered HepC infection?

Answer 10

Chronic - Anti-HCV + and HCV RNA PCR +

Recovered - Anti - HCV + and Negative RNA PCR

Question 11

Patients with HCV should stop what?

Answer 11

DRINKING!

Question 12

Most patients with viral hepatitis present in what manner?

Answer 12

Asymptomatic

Question 13

Answer 13

D

Question 14

What is the pattern of Acute HCV infection with progression to chronic?

Answer 14

Question 15

Answer 15

B

Question 16

What are the phases of HepB infection?

Answer 16

Question 17

Describe the Clinical course of Hepatitis B (HIGH YIELD) GOING TO BE ON TEST!

Answer 17

Question 18

What are the serologies of fulminant Hepatitis B infection?

Answer 18

HBsAg+, HBc IgM +

Question 19

What is the marker of hepatocellular carcinoma?

Answer 19

Alpha fetoprotein

Question 20

Answer 20

B

Question 21

Answer 21

C

Question 22

What are the serologic markers of inactive Chronic Hep B phase?

Answer 22

Question 23

What are the characteristics of the Hep B - E antigen?

Answer 23

Question 24

Answer 24

C

Question 25

What is the pattern of Acute HCV infection with Recovery?

Answer 25

Question 26

Fill out this table (High yield)

Answer 26

Question 27

Answer 27

B

Question 28

Describe the clinical course of Chronic infection in Hep B (HIGH YIELD)

Answer 28

Question 29

Describe the HBV screening algorithm?

Answer 29

Question 30

Compare HepB and C

Answer 30

Question 31

What is the main risk of therapy in HepB?

Answer 31

Resistance

Question 32

What percentage of people with HepC infection develop chronic state?

Answer 32

75%

Question 33

Answer 33

B

Question 34

What are the side effects of the IFN and riboviron treatments?

Answer 34

Question 35

What are the characteristics of Entecavir

Answer 35