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Hepatitis B Typical Serologic Course of Progression to Chronic HBV Infection

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

#Diagnosis #HBV #HepB #HepatitisB #SerologicTesting #WindowPeriod #Antigens #Antibody #Levels #Serology #Recovery
Diagnosis #HBV #HepB ... #HepatitisB #SerologicTesting ... Antigens #Antibody #Levels
You’ll notice there is an IgM and an IgG core antibody. The presence of IgM anti-HBc
#Diagnosis #HepB ... #HepatitisB #SerologicTesting ... Antigens #Antibody #Levels
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
HSV, EBV, HIV, HepB ... , HepC Bacterial
Management of Chronic Hepatitis B

To use this table, match the HBeAG status (left), ALT level (top),
status (left), ALT level ... ), and HBV dna level ... #HepatitisB #HepB
Chronic Hep B - How to screen for HCC
-q6 months ultrasounds
-Use of AFP has been found
Chronic Hep B - ... Diagnosis #Management #HepB
Hepatitis B Serology Interpretation
HBsAg
HBcAb
HBsAb

- BIDMC Infectious Diseases Fellowship @BIDMC_IDFellows

#HepatitisB #HBV #HepB #Serology #Interpretation #hepatology #diagnosis
HepatitisB #HBV #HepB
Back to the "10 Need to Know" series - Drug Therapeutic Target Levels. 

For lithium, target
Therapeutic Target Levels ... lithium, target levels ... mortality at a higher level
Diagnosis Adrenal Insufficiency - Algorithm

Step 1) Screening Test: 6-8AM Cortisol Level
 - Early morning cortisol levels
6-8AM Cortisol Level ... morning cortisol levels ... - Levels > 15 ... - Intermediate levels ... Peak cortisol level
Interpretation of HBV Seroloqies (and what to do)

chronic HBV, 
resolved infection, 
past infection or occult HBV,
Seroloqies #HepatitisB #HepB