You’re providing an in-service on viral hepatitis to a group of healthcare workers. You are teaching them about the types of viral hepatitis that can turn into chronic infections. Which types are known to cause ACUTE infections ONLY?
Hep B &C
Hep C & D
Hep B & D
Hep A & E
True or false: Patients with Hep B will have no symptoms.
The answer is FALSE
How is Hepatitis E transmitted?
Mucosak
Fecal-Oral
Percutaneous
Body Fluids
What is the BEST preventive measure to take to help prevent ALL types of viral Hepatitis?
Proper disposal of needles
Vaccination
Good hand hygiene
Blood donation screening
What is the MOST common transmission of Hepatitis C?
Sharps Injury
Blood Transfusion
IV drug use
Dialysis
A patient with Hepatitis A asks you about the treatment options for this condition. Your response is?
Hep A Vaccine
Supportive care
Antiviral meds
Interferon
Which patients below are at risk for developing complications related to a chronic hepatitis infection, such as cirrhosis, liver cancer, and liver failure?
A 55-year-old male with Hepatitis A.
A 50 year-old with chronic pancreatitis
An infant who contracted Hepatitis B at birth.
A 30-year-old who contracted Hepatitis E.
You’re providing education to a patient with an active Hepatitis B infection. What will you include in their discharge instructions?
“Follow a diet low in fat and high in carbs.”
“Take acetaminophen as needed for pain.”
“Eat large meals that are spread out through the day.”
“Perform aerobic exercises daily to maintain strength.”
Which patient below is at MOST risk for developing a complication related to a Hepatitis E infection?
A 12-year-old female with a ventricle septal defect.
A 26-year-old female in the 3rd trimester of pregnancy
A 63-year-old male with cardiovascular disease.
A 45-year-old male with diabetes.
A patient is diagnosed with Hepatitis A. The patient asks how a person can become infected with this condition. You know the most common route of transmission is?
Blood
Fecal-Oral
Mucousal
Percutaneous
TRUE or FALSE: A patient with Hepatitis B is contagious for as long as the virus is active within the body, and symptoms can occur up to 10 weeks after initial infection?
The answer is TRUE.
A patient has lab work drawn and it shows a positive HBsAg. What education will you provide to the patient?
The patient is less likely to develop a chronic infection
Pt is now recovered from a previous Hep B infect & immune
Pt is not a candidate from antiviral or interferon meds
Avoid sexual intercourse or intimacy until negative test
A patient has completed the Hepatitis B vaccine series. What blood result below would demonstrate the vaccine series was successful at providing immunity to Hepatitis B?
Positive IgG
Positive HBsAg
Positive IgM
Positive anti-HBs
Select all the types of viral Hepatitis that have preventive vaccines available in the United States?
Hep A & B
Hep C & D
Hep D & E
Hep B & C
Which of the following is NOT a common source of transmission for Hepatitis A?
Semen
Food
Plants
Water