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Hepatitis B Typical Serologic Course of Progression to Chronic HBV Infection

#Diagnosis #HBV #HepB #HepatitisB #SerologicTesting #Antigens
Progression to Chronic ... HBV Infection ... #Diagnosis #HBV ... HepB #HepatitisB #SerologicTesting ... Antigens #Antibody #Levels
Hepatitis B Virus Serology and Interpretation
HBsAg - Anti-HBs - Anti-HBc - HBeAg - Anti-HBe
 - Acute
hepatitis B - Chronic ... DNA level) or HBeAg-negative ... chronic hepatitis ... DNA level) - ... Chronic hepatitis
You’ll notice there is an IgM and an IgG core antibody. The presence of IgM anti-HBc
when fighting a HBV ... generally indicates a chronic ... HBV infection. ... HepB #HepatitisB #SerologicTesting ... Antigens #Antibody #Levels
Management of Chronic Hepatitis B

To use this table, match the HBeAG status (left), ALT level (top),
Management of Chronic ... status (left), ALT level ... (top), and HBV ... dna level (right ... HepatitisB #HepB #HBV
Interpretation of Hepatitis B Serologies 
HBsAg - HBcAb (total) - HBcAb (IgM) - HBsAb
Susceptible to HBV
Immune
Susceptible to HBV ... vaccine Acute HBV ... Chronic HBV Resolved ... infection vs "Low level ... " chronic infection
Hepatitis B Typical Serologic Course

#Diagnosis #HBV #HepB #HepatitisB #SerologicTesting #WindowPeriod #Antigens #Antibody #Levels #Serology #Recovery
#Diagnosis #HBV ... HepB #HepatitisB #SerologicTesting ... Antigens #Antibody #Levels
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
of Elevated CK Levels ... (COVID19, CMV/EBV ... , HIV), clostridial ... exercise Subacute to Chronic ... daptomycin - Chronic
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
polycythemia: - Male: Hb ... 49% - Female: Hb ... one additional Hb ... normal/high - Chronic ... always a good idea
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Autoimmunity • Chronic ... Low serum IgG level ... apart (unless levels ... Malignancies • Chronic ... Epstein-Barr syndrome, HIV
Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve 

Left Shift - decreased unloading of O2 at tissue level (i.e.  increased
of O2 at tissue level ... blood cells - Hb ... of O2 at tissue level ... pregnancy • chronic