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NURS 5462 HEPATITIS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE IgM Antibodies early antigen immune response not lifetime immunity, clear in 6-18m IgG Lifetime immunity Viral Hepatitis—A - What can we measure? - IgM (acutely ill) and IgG antibodies (cleared d...

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NURS 5462 HEPATITIS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH

COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE


IgM Antibodies

early antigen immune response not lifetime immunity, clear in 6-18m

IgG

Lifetime immunity

Viral Hepatitis—A

- What can we measure? - IgM (acutely ill) and IgG antibodies (cleared dz >6m)

Viral Hepatitis—C

- Antibodies—but they are a measure of viral activity-have the virus—NOT immunity -

ELISA is screening method - Then Western Blot is confirmatory antibody test - Then if

both positive—the measure viral load, and genotype

Viral Hepatitis—E

- IgM and IgG antibodies (similar to hep a)

Viral Hepatitis—G

- Hepatitis G antigen, serum or stool

Viral Hepatitis—B

- What can we measure?

- Hepatitis B surface antigen

- Hepatitis B core antigen [non-detectable]**

- Hepatitis Be antigen

, - Hepatitis Be antibodies—IgM and IgG

- Hepatitis B core antibodies—IgM and IgG

- Hepatitis B surface antibodies—IgM and IgG

- **surrogate marker is Hepatitis B core antibody IgM (picture)

Viral Hepatitis—D

- Hepatitis B surface antigen IgM AND - Antibodies to Hepatitis D IgM and IgG

antibodies

no D S B

Viral Hepatitis: Acute Hepatitis

Fie types of viral hepatitis that are separate entities—A, B, C, E and G Hepatitis D [or ∆

Hepatitis] refers to a virus like particle depending on persistent or concomitant Hepatitis

B

Hepatitis A

Most common Spread by fecal-oral route and contaminated shell fish Most patients do

not develop jaundice Chronic hepatitis does not develop nor does a chronic carrier state

Most infectious during the prodromal symptoms

Diagnosis established by antibody to Hepatitis A

Hepatitis A: Serology

anti-HA IgM - acute/recent infection anti-HA IgG - prior infection - lifetime immunity

Hepatitis A RX

ETOH, OCP and other hepatotoxic drugs should be avoided Vaccine is available—

inactivated Hepatitis A virus given as 2 shots 6-12 months apart Immune globulin 0.02

ml/kg [effective o up to 2 weeks post exposure

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