Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Yellow Eyes
(HBV infection)
- Physiology of the liver
- Blood reservoir,
Metabolism and
homeostasis,
Storage site,
Detoxification,
Bile formation
- Biochemistry of bilirubin
- Causes of loss of appetite
- Bacteria and viruses
Psychological causes
Liver diseases
Gastrointestinal cancer
Pregnancy & Medications
- Causes of nausea
- Gastrointestinal
Food poisoning
Medications
Disequilibrium
Psychiatric
Pregnancy
- Hepatomegaly
differential
diagnosis
- Alcoholic/ Nonalcoholic liver disease,
Viral hepatitis, Liver cancer or
metastasis, Genetic diseases,
Heart and blood vessel problems,
Liver nfections,Damage from toxins,
liver and systemic diseases
- Epidemiology
of hepatitis
- Types of Jaundice
- Physical Examination
- Eyes, Skin, Fingers (yellowish) Urine (Dark),
Stools (Pale) Enlarged gallbladder Scratch marks,
Xanthoma, Vitamins (A,D,E,K) deficiency,:
Osteomalacia, Bruises, vision problems
- Signs and symptoms
- Acute
- fatigue, flu-like
symptoms, dark urine,
pale stool, abdominal
pain, loss of appetite,
weight loss, jaundice
- Chronic
- Risk factors
- Health care workers, Asians and Pacific
Islanders, Sewage and water treatment
workers, People with multiple sexual partners,
Intravenous drug users, HIV patients, People
with hemophilia who receive blood.
- Investigations
- Blood tests (liver enzymes
and viral DNA or RNA),
antibodies to the hepatitis
viruses, HBV Serology
- Microbiology of hepatitis
- Management
- Hep B vaccine
- Interferon Alfa,
Lamivudine