Abdominal Pain Care Plan
HEPATITIS
WHAT IS IT - |
· Inflammation of liver o HEPAT – LIVER o It is – INFLAMMATION |
MEMORY TRICK |
· Acute Types – Hep A and E - Both transmitted through fecal-oral route · Chronic Types – Hep B, C and D (All consonants) - All transmitted through blood & body fluids |
TYPE |
TRANSMISSION |
DIAGNOSTICS |
TREATMENT |
PREVENTION |
HEP A Acute only |
Fecal-oral (Contaminated food & water) |
Anti-HAV · + IgM= active infection · + IgG= past infection (recovered) |
Rest & supportive treatment (resolves on own) |
· Hep A vaccine · Hand hygiene |
HEP B Acute & Chronic |
Blood & body fluids (Childbirth, sex, IV drug use) |
· + HBsAg= active infection · + Anti-HBS= past infection (recovered) |
ACUTE -Supportive CHRONIC - Anti-virals |
· Hep B vaccine · Hand hygiene · Sharp precautions |
HEP C Acute & Chronic |
Blood & body fluids (Childbirth, sex, IV drug use) Most common among IV drug use |
+ Anti-HCV |
ACUTE -Supportive CHRONIC - Anti-virals |
· Hand hygiene · Sharp precautions · No vaccine |
HEP D Acute & Chronic |
Occurs in conjunction with Hepatitis B Remember B & D are best buds |
· + Anti-HDV · + HDAg (Hep D antigen) |
ACUTE -Supportive CHRONIC - Anti-virals |
· Hep B vaccine · Hand hygiene · No vaccine |
HEP E Acute only |
Fecal-oral (Contaminated food & water) Most common in 3rd world countries |
+ Anti-HEV |
Rest & supportive treatment (resolves on own) |
· Fully cook food · Hand hygiene · No vaccine |
No insights found
HEPATITIS
WHAT IS IT - |
· Inflammation of liver o HEPAT – LIVER o It is – INFLAMMATION |
MEMORY TRICK |
· Acute Types – Hep A and E - Both transmitted through fecal-oral route · Chronic Types – Hep B, C and D (All consonants) - All transmitted through blood & body fluids |
TYPE |
TRANSMISSION |
DIAGNOSTICS |
TREATMENT |
PREVENTION |
HEP A Acute only |
Fecal-oral (Contaminated food & water) |
Anti-HAV · + IgM= active infection · + IgG= past infection (recovered) |
Rest & supportive treatment (resolves on own) |
· Hep A vaccine · Hand hygiene |
HEP B Acute & Chronic |
Blood & body fluids (Childbirth, sex, IV drug use) |
· + HBsAg= active infection · + Anti-HBS= past infection (recovered) |
ACUTE -Supportive CHRONIC - Anti-virals |
· Hep B vaccine · Hand hygiene · Sharp precautions |
HEP C Acute & Chronic |
Blood & body fluids (Childbirth, sex, IV drug use) Most common among IV drug use |
+ Anti-HCV |
ACUTE -Supportive CHRONIC - Anti-virals |
· Hand hygiene · Sharp precautions · No vaccine |
HEP D Acute & Chronic |
Occurs in conjunction with Hepatitis B Remember B & D are best buds |
· + Anti-HDV · + HDAg (Hep D antigen) |
ACUTE -Supportive CHRONIC - Anti-virals |
· Hep B vaccine · Hand hygiene · No vaccine |
HEP E Acute only |
Fecal-oral (Contaminated food & water) Most common in 3rd world countries |
+ Anti-HEV |
Rest & supportive treatment (resolves on own) |
· Fully cook food · Hand hygiene · No vaccine |
No insights found