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CMN 577 Unit 1 Exam_ Hepatitis and HIV
CMN 577 Unit 1 Exam_ Hepatitis and HIV
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CMN 577 Unit 1 Exam: Hepatitis and HIVA patient diagnosed with a clotting factor disorder should get vaccinated for
which type of hepatitis?
Clotting factor disorder = Hepatitis A.
A patient born outside the United States should be tested for which hepatitis?
Hepatitis B. Many parts of the world have high rates of hep B including the
Amazon, Asia, Africa and the Pacific Islands.
Any patient recently diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease should be
vaccinated for which?
Hepatitis B.
Any patient diagnosed with HIV/Aids needs what in terms of hepatitis
assessment?
HIV/AIDS patients need to be vaccinated for Hepatitis B and blood tested for Hep
B and Hep C.
Men who have sexual encounters with other men need what?
Vaccinations for Hep A and Hep B.
Blood tested for Hep B.
An I.V. drug user needs what Hepatitis protection?
Vaccinations for Hep A and Hep B.
Blood testing for Hep B and Hep C.
,Baby Boomers: born 1945 to 1965 need which Hepatitis testing?
Hepatitis C.
Blood transfusion and organ transplant patients before July of 1992 need tested
for which hepatitis?
Hepatitis C.
Patients who received a clotting factor concentrate before 1987 need blood
tested for which?
Hepatitis C.
10% of new hep A cases and 20% of new Hep B cases occur in which
population?
Gay and Bisexual men.
Sharing needles to inject drugs puts a person at risk for which?
A. Hep A, Hep B, Hep C.
B. Hep A, Hep C, liver failure.
C. Hep B, Hep C, HIV.
D. Hep A, HIV, AIDs.
C. Hep B, Hep C, HIV.
Of people with HIV, what percent also have Hep B, and Hep C?
10% also have Hep B.
25% also have Hep C. (Multiple sex partners and high risk behaviors.)
How is Hepatitis A spread? (HAV)
Fecal- oral route: contaminated food and water.
, Through ingestion of fecal matter from an infected person, or in food or water. In
gay men this can be done through anal-oral contact or contact with fingers or
objects that have been in or near the anus.
Hepatitis B is spread through what?
Body fluids; semen, saliva or blood, from an infected person (NOT
breastfeeding). The Hep B virus is 50 to 100 times more infectious than HIV.
Transmitted through sexual activity, sharing of needles, mothers to babies at
birth, transfusions of infected blood.
At risk include: infants born to infected moms, IV drug users, men on men,
facilities of ill or childcare, travelers, public health workers.
Hepatitis C is spread through...? (HCV)
Contact with the blood of an infected person, primarily through sharing needles,
syringes, or other injection drug equipment. Tattoos and body piercings in
informal settings. Although uncommon, Hepatitis C can also be spread through
sexual contact.
No vaccine for HCV.
In all 3 forms of viral hepatitis a person could develop serious liver conditions,
liver failure, liver cancer, and even death.
True or False?
True: Hep B and Hep C can be acute or chronic and have lasting damage and
possibly death. Hep A is acute. The Hep A infection usually lasts no more than 6
months. The patient may feel sick during this time, but they recover completely
with no lasting liver damage. It is rare but Hep A can cause liver failure and
death.
What are the symptoms of viral Hepatitis?
Symptoms range from none to fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting,
abdominal pain, dark urine, grey stools, joint pain, jaundice.
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