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==Diagnosis== | ==Diagnosis== | ||
Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the diagnosis of | Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the diagnosis of [[hepatitis]]<ref name="pmid11159575">{{cite journal| author=Ryder SD, Beckingham IJ| title=ABC of diseases of liver, pancreas, and biliary system: Acute hepatitis. | journal=BMJ | year= 2001 | volume= 322 | issue= 7279 | pages= 151-3 | pmid=11159575 | doi=10.1136/bmj.322.7279.151 | pmc=1119417 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11159575 }} </ref><ref name="pmid31855397">{{cite journal| author=| title=StatPearls | journal= | year= 2020 | volume= | issue= | pages= | pmid=31855397 | doi= | pmc= | url= }} </ref>. | ||
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{{familytree | | | | A01 | | | A01=<div style="float: left; text-align: left;">[[Patient]]s commonly present with: | {{familytree | | | | A01 | | | A01=<div style="float: left; text-align: left;">[[Patient]]s commonly present with: | ||
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* [[Urticaria]] }} | * [[Urticaria]] }} | ||
{{familytree | | | | |!| | | | }} | {{familytree | | | | |!| | | | }} | ||
{{familytree | | | | B01 | | | B01= }} | {{familytree | | | | B01 | | | B01= On physical examination there can be: | ||
{{familytree | | | | * Jaundice | ||
{{familytree | | C01 | | | *Hepatomegaly | ||
*Spleenomegaly }} | |||
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{{familytree | | | | C01 | | |C01= Perform liver function tests}} | |||
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{{familytree | | | | D01 | | |D01= The following results are suggestive of acute [[hepatitis]]: | |||
* Elevated serum [[bilirubin]] levels | |||
* Elevated levels of transaminases [[enzyme]]s including [[Alanine aminotransferase]] and [[Aspartate aminotransferase]] greater than five folds the normal reference values. | |||
* Mild elevation or normal value of [[Alkaline phosphatase]] and [[Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase]]. Mark elevation of these enzymes show peri-ampullary or [[biliary obstruction]]. }} | |||
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{{familytree | | | | E01 | | |E01= | |||
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Revision as of 17:37, 23 February 2021
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
This section provides a short and straight to the point overview of the disease or symptom. The first sentence of the overview must contain the name of the disease.
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions that may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.
- Acetaminophen overdose
- Heat stroke
- Mushroom poisoning
Common Causes
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis D
- Hepatitis E
- Autoimmune hepatitis
- Epstein Barr virus
- Cytomegalovirus
- Herpes simplex virus
- Antibiotics
- Anticonvulsant drugs
Diagnosis
Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the diagnosis of hepatitis[1][2].
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Patients commonly present with:
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On physical examination there can be:
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| Perform liver function tests | |||||||||||||||||
The following results are suggestive of acute hepatitis:
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Treatment
Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the treatment of [[disease name]] according the the [...] guidelines.
Do's
- The content in this section is in bullet points.
Don'ts
- The content in this section is in bullet points.