Hepatitis A

Mini-Case*: Pt's Hepatitis A came back positive results. Why don't you treat patient for Hepatitis A?

Thinking: it's positive. Why don't you treat?
Conclusion: Self-limited (look up self-limited in medical dictionary if you don't know what it is already). Supportive therapy only. Excellent prognosis.

More:

When to order:

- To help dx acute hepatitis cause

- Evaluate the need for hep A vaccine

What to order:

- Part of viral hepatitis panel.

What to collect:

- Blood sample

Resources:
Helpful chart to intepret different types of hepatitis lab test results:  http://oaml.com/PDF/2010/Hepatitis%20Results%20Interp.%20FINAL-Aug%2024%202010.pdf