University:
Texas Lutheran University
Course:
NURS 332 | Fundamental Nursing Concepts & Practice
Academic year:

2019
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Acute heptits Causes : 12345- Autoimmune Viral A-E Drug induced Poisons Alcohol Viral Hepatitis : Hepatitis A: - transmitted fecoOral . - short half life - 2 weeks with complete recovery . - Not progress to chronic - worse in adult than children . - there is vaccine . Hepatitis B: - Transmitted by bold and blood products – rarlysexually . Vertically transmitted from mother to fetus . The only human DNA virus Is the most common viral type which lead to Fulument liver failure , and the most common cause in general is paracitamol toxicity . - It could be chronic - Subclinical (No fever – No jaundice )hepatitis more common in vertically . - There is vaccine. Hepatitis C: - Transmitted by bold and blood products more common in drug abusers. - 80% of pa ents immediately develop chroinichepa ts without pass to acute phase . - 70% of pa ents who on dyalisis they have hepa s c virus . - There is no vaccine - There is treatment . # in blood donation we are doing the PCR for Hepatitis B - Hepatitis C – HIV Hepatitis D : - Totally dependend on Hepatitis B - It could be coinfection (came together ) or suprainfection (came after Hepatitis B invade) - Treat for only B virus . Hepatitis E : - Is the twin of HepatitisA (Feco orally) - Complete recovery Acute Hepatitis symptoms : - Jaundice - Abdominal pain - Diharrea - Fever Done By :hadeelkhoj

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