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FibroTest has been validated for chronic hepatitis C, [10] chronic hepatitis B, [5] chronic hepatitis C or B with HIV co-infection, [11] alcoholic liver diseases (steatosis and steatohepatitis), [2] and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (diabetes, overweight, hypertriglyceridemia, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension).
Worldwide the prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in pregnant women and children has been estimated to be 1–8% and 0.05–5% respectively. [153] The vertical transmission rate has been estimated to be 3–5% and there is a high rate of spontaneous clearance (25–50%) in the children.
Hepatitis C is not a one-and-done illness like, say, chickenpox. If you engage in the same behaviors that led to your hepatitis C infection the first time, you are likely to find yourself back in ...
[1] [2] Hepatitis is acute if it resolves within six months, and chronic if it lasts longer than six months. [1] [6] Acute hepatitis can resolve on its own, progress to chronic hepatitis, or (rarely) result in acute liver failure. [7] Chronic hepatitis may progress to scarring of the liver , liver failure, and liver cancer. [3] [8]
1 Interpretation. Toggle Interpretation subsection ... for blood tests are sets of values used by a health professional to interpret a set of medical test results ...
The proportion of AST to ALT in hepatocytes is about 2.5:1, but because AST is removed from serum by the liver sinusoidal cells twice as quickly (serum half-life t 1/2 = 18 hr) compared to ALT (t 1/2 = 36 hr), so the resulting serum levels of AST and ALT are about equal in healthy individuals, resulting in a normal AST/ALT ratio around 1.
1 point 2 points 3 points Total bilirubin, μmol/L (mg/dL) < 34 (< 2) 34–50 (2–3) > 50 (> 3) Serum albumin, g/dL > 3.5 2.8–3.5 < 2.8 OR Prothrombin time, prolongation (s) < 4.0: 4.0–6.0 > 6.0: INR < 1.7 1.7–2.3 > 2.3 Ascites: None Mild (or suppressed with medication) Moderate to severe (or refractory) Hepatic encephalopathy: None ...
Hepatitis C is a contagious disease that primarily affects the liver, causing severe damage as the disease progresses. [1] It is caused by the Hepatitis C virus , a small, enveloped RNA virus. The transmission of hepatitis C is through the contact with the blood of the infected person, for example by sharing the needles or by using non-sterile ...