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Hepatitis B Typical Serologic Course of Progression to Chronic HBV Infection

#Diagnosis #HBV #HepB #HepatitisB #SerologicTesting #Antigens
Hepatitis B Typical ... Diagnosis #HBV #HepB ... #HepatitisB #SerologicTesting ... #Antigens #Antibody ... #Levels #Serology
Hepatitis B Typical Serologic Course

#Diagnosis #HBV #HepB #HepatitisB #SerologicTesting #WindowPeriod #Antigens #Antibody #Levels #Serology #Recovery
Hepatitis B Typical ... Diagnosis #HBV #HepB ... #HepatitisB #SerologicTesting ... #WindowPeriod #Antigens ... #Antibody #Levels
You’ll notice there is an IgM and an IgG core antibody. The presence of IgM anti-HBc
Oftentimes total hepatitis ... lab are total hepatitis ... Total hepatitis ... #HepatitisB #SerologicTesting ... #Antibody #Levels
Autoimmune Hepatitis - Testing Algorithm
Individual Tests:
 • F-Actin (Smooth Muscle) Antibody, IgG by ELISA with Reflex
Autoimmune Hepatitis ... - Testing Algorithm ... Smooth Muscle) Antibody ... (ANA), HEp-2 Substrate ... #Autoimmune #Hepatitis
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
monitoring low-level ... Hepatitis B surface ... antigen, hepatitis ... C antibody, and ... #workup #diagnosis
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... testing has higher ... • Hepatitis B ... arthritis) • Hepatitis ... Arthritis #laboratory #workup
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
monitoring low-level ... gammopathy 7) Hepatitis ... B surface antigen ... , hepatitis C antibody ... glomerular #disease #workup
Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)
 • CEA is a highly glycosylated cell surface glycoprotein involved in intercellular adhesion
Carcinoembryonic antigen ... with elevated CEA levels ... with elevated CEA levels ... Rectal polyps, Hepatitis ... cirrhosis, Obstructive jaundice
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
hyperpigmentation • Jaundice ... Proximal limb muscle wasting ... Diagnosis: • Viral hepatitis ... cholangitis #diagnosis #workup
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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• Viral RNA level ... infection • Viral hepatitis ... Detects both HIV antibody ... and HIV p24 antigen ... reducing HIV RNA levels