A.S. is a 34-year- old female who visits her health care provider with nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea for the past 10
days. She has lost
8 lb and has no interest in food. She also reports of generalized arthralgias, headache, and low - grade fever. Assessment reveals an enlarged liver. A.S.
denies IV drug use, unprotected sex, or recent travel outside of the United States. She has a new tattoo on her lower back. When questioned, she states that a friend of her friend gave her the tattoo about
1 months ago. A.S . has a history of systemic lupus erythematosus for which she is currently taking oral prednisone. She received the required immunizations as a child but did not receive the hepatitis A or B vaccinations.
The health care provider suspects A.S.
may have a viral infection and wants to rule out hepatitis as the source. Which diagnostic studies would you expect to be ordered in a diagnostic workup of someone suspected of having hepatitis? There are 14 correct answers.
Anti- HAV- IgM
Anti - HBc- IgG
Anti- HBc- IgM
Anti- HBe
Anti- HBs
Anti-HCV
Anti- HDV
Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)
Creatine kinase (CK)
HBeAg
HBsAg
ϒ- Glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT)
HDV Ag
Serum bilirubin
Troponin
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)
Sedimentation rate