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Revision as of 15:56, 1 March 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].
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 acute hepatitis.
| Look for severe clinical symptoms like nausea, vomiting, hepatic encephalopathy, i.e., changes in sleep pattern, altered mental status, agitated behavior, and lab finding of hepatic failure, i.e., prolonged prothrombin time and elevated serum bilirubin levels. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Do's
- The content in this section is in bullet points.
Don'ts
- The content in this section is in bullet points.