What should be examined for hepatitis A

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We all know that hepatitis A is contagious, so since my uncle got hepatitis A, he was very afraid of infecting us. He seldom had dinner with us or even talked with us. Once in a while, I accompanied him to the hospital for examination, and I didn't know what examinations to do. Now let's talk about what should be examined for hepatitis A.

What should be examined for hepatitis A

First: hepatitis A is a digestive tract transmitted disease, according to the epidemiology, clinical symptoms, signs, laboratory examination and other means of comprehensive analysis of dynamic observation for diagnosis. Epidemiology: 45 days before onset, there was a history of eating unclean food or drinking unclean raw water or contacting with acute hepatitis A patients.

Second: symptoms: gastrointestinal symptoms such as fever, fatigue, anorexia, nausea and vomiting without other reasons appeared in the past week. Signs: liver enlargement with tenderness or percussion pain. Liver function test: a alanine aminotransferase (ALT) was significantly abnormal. B serum bilirubin > 17 μ mol / L, Urine Bilirubin positive, sclera and skin yellow. Hav marker test: Serum Anti havigm was positive, or anti havigm increased 4 times.

Third: suspected cases: have the above 1-2) 1-4) a performance. Confirmed cases: suspected cases (1-5) were acute non icteric hepatitis. Suspected cases 1-4) B 1-5) were acute icteric hepatitis. In short, it is to diagnose hepatitis A by combining clinical symptoms and contact history with liver function test and serum hepatitis A antibody test.

matters needing attention

As family members of patients, they should not be afraid of medical treatment just because they are worried that hepatitis A will infect them. Moreover, hepatitis A has its own vaccine, which can be used to effectively control the spread of hepatitis A virus. Therefore, there is no need to worry so much. We should believe that there is a cure for all diseases.