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Sexual Health | Viral hepatitis | The Presentation of Infectious Hepatitis

Speciality
Medical Doctors
Location
Online
Delivery
Online
Time / Duration
20 to 30 minutes
Subject matter expert
elearning for healthcare
Provider
eIntegrity

The Presentation of Infectious Hepatitis
Session Overview
Description
This sessions describes the basic approach to be taken with someone with infectious hepatitis: the history, the examination and baseline investigations.

Learning Objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:

  • Describe the different causes of hepatitis
  • Relate the common symptoms associated with both acute and chronic hepatitis infection
  • Identify the main risk factors for someone acquiring infectious hepatitis
  • Recognise the common physical signs associated with both acute and chronic infection
  • Select the investigations you would need to make in order to diagnose hepatitis
  • Select the investigations you would need to make to differentiate between the different causes of hepatitis

Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver, leading to destruction of liver cells and the presence of inflammatory cells in the liver tissue.

The symptoms and signs associated with hepatitis can vary between individuals, and vary in duration of infection. Hepatitis of six months or less is classified as acute, whilst if greater than six months, it is considered chronic.

World wide hepatitis is very common and can be due to a variety of different causes. Generally, in the UK, people develop hepatitis through infection by viruses, or as a result of substances that can cause hepatitis - alcohol and certain medicines. In the case of medication, this is commonly through overdose (e.g. paracetamol) or as a result of an abnormal reaction.


PRM123
Type
Delivery
Title
Sexual Health | Viral hepatitis | The Presentation of Infectious Hepatitis
Interest Areas / Topics Covered
Sexual health
Location
Provider Type
Education Provider
Time / Duration
20 to 30 minutes
Location
Online
Posted By
eIntegrity Healthcare e-Learning
Reference
Sexual Health (STI) - eIntegrity, Module 07 Viral hepatitis, 07_01 The Presentation of Infectious Hepatitis
Price:
$19.00
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