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what are the five main types of viruses that cause viral hepatitis?

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A B C D E

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what hep. viruses are enteric?

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hep a and e

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name three parenteral hep viruses

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b, c and d

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what hep viruses cause self limiting acute infections?

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hep. a and e

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what hep. viruses cause chronic disease?

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hep. b, c and d

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how is hepatitis a transmitted?

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> faecal oral
sexual
blood

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how is acute hep. a diagnosed?

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by IgM antibodies

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who is immunised against hep. a?

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> travellers
> patients with chronic liver disease
> haemophiliacs
> occupational exposure
> gay men
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does hepatitis b contain DNA or RNA?

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DNA

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what antigen is excreted by the hep. b virus?

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e antigen: HBeAg

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in hep. b what antigens are detected and what does their presence mean?

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> surface antigen (HBsAg) - shows virus is present
e-antigen - blood test shows active replication
core antigen (HBcAg) - detected only in a liver biopsy shows active replication
HBV DNA: active replication

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what is the effect of the e antigen on the host?

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it interferes with the hosts immune system preventing it form attacking to virus

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what do anti-HB’s provide?

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protection form the HBV virus

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what are IgM anti-HBc’s a sign of?

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an acute HBV infection

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in what sort of infection are IgG anti-HBc’s present?

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chronic HBV infection/exposure

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what antibodies will be present if the HBV virus is inactive?

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anti-HBe

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describe the natural history of chronic hepatitis B

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> no further progression (but increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma) OR
cirrhosis can develop that then leads on to either end-stage liver disease or hepatocellular carcinoma (then ESLD)

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is hep. c more likely to be a chronic infection or an acute infection?

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chronic, 85% of cases are chronic

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why is hep. c not noticed until late infection?

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the patient is normally asymptomatic until cirrhotic and the patient may have normal LFT’s

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is hep. c a RNA virus or DNA virus?

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describe the natural history of hep. c

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Exposure (acute phase) can be resolved or become chronic infection.
Chronic hep c then either stabilises or leads to cirrhosis. Cirrhosis can then either slowly progress/worsen or it may lead to HCC

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what hepatitis virus is a co-infection?

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hepatitis d, it parasites onto the hep. b virus

23
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describe the hep. d virus

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it is a small rna virus that does not code for its own protein coat so is enveloped by HBsAg.

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in what animal is hep e endemic?

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what is the commonest cause of acute hepatitis in Grampian?
hepatitis e
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is hep e self limiting?
yes
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name the three entities encompassed by non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
> simple steatosis > non-alcoholic steatohepatitis > fibrosis and cirrhosis
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what are the metabolic syndrome risk factors associated with NAFLD?
> diabetes mellitus > obesity > hypertriglyceridemia > hypertension
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what are the risk factors for non-alcohol fatty liver disease?
> age > ethnicity (Hispanic) > genetic factors (PNPLA3 gene)
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describe the natural history of NAFLD
Steatosis of the normal liver, of which 12-40% go on to develop NASH +/- fibrosis. Then around 15% of them go on to develop cirrhosis.
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in the NAFLD scoring system how many categories are the patients positive for when they are classed as high risk?
3 or more
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what treatment can be given for non-alcohol fatty liver disease?
``` > diet, weight reduction and exercise > insulin sensitizers > glucagon-like peptide 1 analogues > farnesoid x nuclear receptor ligand > vitamin e ```
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what are the main autoimmune disease of the liver?
``` > autoimmune hepatitis > primary biliary cholangitis > primary sclerosing cholangitis > (autoimmune cholangiopathy) > (IgG 4 disease) ```
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what antibody is elevated in autoimmune hepatitis?
IgG
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what three types of antibodies are relevant to autoimmune hepatitis?
Type 1: ANA, SMA Type 2: LKM1 Type 3: SLA
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what treatment is given to autoimmune hepatitis?
> steroids | > long term azathioprine
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what antibodies are elevated in primary biliary cholangitis?
IgM
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what symptoms are common in primary biliary cholangitis?
pruritus and fatigue
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is primary biliary cholangitis anti-mitochondrial antibody positive or negative?
positive
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what is the treatment of choice for primary biliary cholangitis?
UDCA (ursideoxycholic acid)
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what bile ducts are involved in primary sclerosing cholangitis?
the intra and extrahepatic bile ducts
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what sort of disease is primary sclerosing cholangitis?
a stricturing disease
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what can recurrent cholangitis lead to?
jaundice
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what is the only treatment for primary sclerosing cholangitis
liver transplant
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when can you transplant?
> chronic liver disease with poor predicted survival > chronic liver disease with associated poor quality of life > hepatocellular carcinoma > acute liver failure > genetic diseases
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what are the contraindications for transplant?
``` > active extraheptic malignancy > hepatic malignancy with diffuse tumour invasion > uncontrolled infection outside hepatobiliary system > alcohol or substance abuse > comorbid conditions > psychosocial factors > anatomical barriers > brain death ```
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what two scoring systems are used to prioritise liver transplant in cirrhosis?
> MELD score - bilirubin, creatinine and inr | > UKELD - bilirubin, sodium, creatinine and inr
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what is post operative treatment for liver transplant?
``` > prophylactic antibiotics > anti fungal drugs > anti rejection drugs: steroids azathioprine tacrolimus ```
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What criteria is the NAFLD score based on?
Age, presence of DM (or impaired fasting glucose), BMI, AST/ALT ratio, platelet count, and albumin

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