finals - viral infection Flashcards
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Non-infectious Possible causes of hepatitis
drugs, alcohol
Infectious causes of hepatitis
viral hepatitis
___ is a systemic disease with primary inflammation of the liver by any one of a heterogenous
group of hepatotropic viruses
Viral hepatitis
Hepatitis A belongs to the family of
____
picornaviridae
Hepatitis B came from a family of
→ hepadnaviridae family
Hepatitis C →
→ Flaviviridae family
Hepatitis D →
Deltaviridae family
Hepatitis E →
Hepeviridae family
Since we are dealing with viral hepatitis, we can classify it if it is a ___ or ____.
primary or secondary
the most common cause of hepatitis
primary hepatitis - cause by 5 viral hepatitis
____ that can also cause liver inflammation
include HSV, CMV, EBV, yellow fever, dengue virus, west nile virus, Japanese encephalitis virus and even rubella.
Secondary hepatitis
a hepatitis which come from a certain condition
secondary hepatitis
CLINICAL FINDINGS OF VIRAL HEPATITIS
- Fever
- Anorexia
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- jaundice
yellowish discoloration of the skin, sclera of the eyes, mucous membrane.
Jaundice
what causes jaundice?
liver is affected causing elevated bilirubin in the blood stream depositing in different parts of the body
normal bilirubin concentration
is about _____
1-1.5 milligrams per deciliter (1-1.5 mg/dL)
< 3.0 mg/dL means
hyper bilirubinemia
is a type of brain damage that can
result from high levels of bilirubin in a baby’s blood.
KERNICTERUS
what will happen to urine and feces if there’s elevated bilirubin?
dark urine and pale feces
other marker to consider if there’s hepatitis
liver enzymes (ALT or SGPT) - (Alanine Aminotransferase
AST (Aspartate Aminotransferase
old term will be the SGOT),
ALP (Alkaline Phosphatase)
LDH (Lactate Dehydrogenase),
cholinesterase,
GGT (Gamma glutamyl transferase)
Hepatitis A other name
infectious hepatitis
among the liver enzymes, the most associated is the ___
ALT - alanine transferase
hepatitis that can be transmitted feco orally
T - AE
most commonly encountered lab acquired infction
hepatitis B