8 results
Hepatitis B Virus Serology and Interpretation
HBsAg - Anti-HBs - Anti-HBc - HBeAg - Anti-HBe
 - Acute
B - Chronic hepatitis ... , infection in remote ... #HBV #Serology ... Interpretation #diagnosis ... #laboratory #hepatology
Hepatitis B Phases and Treatment
Phase 1 - HBeAg+ Chronic Infection
Phase 2 - HBeAg+ Chronic Hepatitis
Phase 3
Hepatitis B Phases ... Infection Phase ... Hepatitis Phase ... Hepatitis Phase ... #hepatology
Interpretation of Hepatitis B Serologies 
HBsAg - HBcAb (total) - HBcAb (IgM) - HBsAb
Susceptible to HBV
Immune
Interpretation of Hepatitis ... Acute HBV Chronic ... BrighamChiefs #HepatitisB ... #diagnosis #hepatology ... interpreation #testing #laboratory
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
Chronic Hepatitis ... HBV infections ... Chronic Hepatitis ... #HepatitisB #HBV ... Management #Treatment #Hepatology
Phases of chronic HBV infection according to revised and classical definitions
Phase 1: HBeAg+ chronic infection (old
HBV infection according ... hepatitis (old ... hepatitis (old ... hepatitis) ... #hepatology #Chronic
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Autoimmunity • Chronic ... Liver diseases and hepatitis ... Malignancies • Chronic ... syndrome, HIV) ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
•
, EBV, VZV, hepatitis ... ETOH, autoimmune hepatitis ... PBC, PSC, Viral hepatitis ... gastric tumors • Hematology ... #hematology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Nodosa: • PAN most commonly ... affects the skin, neurologic ... Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... #Rheumatology