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HEPATITIS DISEASE EXAMINATION

Thu, 21 Jul 2022
To confirm the diagnosis in patients with indications of hepatitis disease, laboratory and non-laboratory

examinations are recommended:
• Liver function tests
• Hepatitis serology test
• Liver biopsy to determine the cause of liver tissue damage
• Abdominal ultrasound.

Laboratory examinations include:

1. Hepatitis A anti-HAV IgM examination.
2. Hepatitis B, liver function test panel (SGPT and SGOT), HBsAg serology, Anti HBs, IgM Anti HBc, Anti HBc.
In chronic hepatitis B, HBsAg (Hepatitis B surface antigen) is positive > 6 months, other tests such as HBeAg (Hepatitis B E-Antigen), Anti HBe serum, ALT (Alanine Amino Transferase), HBV-DNA (Hepatitis B virus – Deoxyribunucleic Acid) ) PCR.
3. Hepatitis C, the diagnosis is confirmed by examination of Anti HCV & HCV RNA PCR.
4. Hepatitis D, examination
Anti HDV & IgM Anti HDV.
5. Hepatitis E examination of IgM anti HEV and IgG anti HEV.
Non-laboratory examinations include ultrasound examination of the abdomen / abdomen.

PATIENT PREPARATION AND EXAMINATION MATERIALS

There is no patient preparation before taking the specimen and the examination material used is blood from a vein.
Author: dr. Yulia agustina (PramITA Clinical Laboratory Medical Consultant Doctor Jl. DI. Panjaitan No. 7-7A Kampung Kali, Semarang)
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