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WorksheetsDemystifier Hepatite
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What was the theme for World Hep Day 2020 and 2021 respectively ?
Hepatitis can't wait, Hepatitis-free future
Hepatitis-free future, Hepatitis can't wait
Hepatitis-free future, Hepatitis won't wait
Hepatitis can wait, Hepatitis-free future
Who won the Nobel prize for Medicine in 2020 for the discovery of Hep C virus and when?
Harvey J Alter, Charles M Rice and Michael Houghton - 5th Oct
Jeffrey C Hall, Michael Roshbash and Michael W Young - 28th July
Harvey J Alter, Charles M Rice and Michael Houghton - 28th July
Jeffrey C Hall, Michael Roshbash and Michael W Young - 4th Oct
Drug of choice for Hepatitis D
Alpha interferon
Tenofovir
Tenofovir + Alpha interferon
Ledipasvir
Which of the following antigens is never seen in the blood of a hepatitis B patient
HBs Ag
HBe Ag
HBc Ag
All are present
A patient's Hep B Ab panel is positive for both HBc IgG and HBs Ab but negative for HBs Ag. The correct interpretation of the results would be that the patient
Is chronically infected with Hep B
Has never been exposed to Hep B
Has had acute Hep B in the past, but the infection has now resolved
Has had chronic Hep B in the past, but the disease responded to interferon therapy
Has been vaccinated for Hep B
What is the difference between Hep A, Hep B and Hep C ?
Only Hep A affects the liver
They cause different symptoms
Hep A does not become chronic
There is a vaccine for Hep C but not Hep A
Which agent represents an isolate of Hep G virus ?
GBV-C
GBV-B
GBV-E
None of the above
Vaccine preventable hepatitides include
Hep A and Hep C
Hep B and Hep C
Hep B only
Hep A and Hep B
Which area of the liver is first affected by hepatitis viruses?
Periportal zone
Middle zone
Centrilobular zone
All affected simultaneously
Viral Hepatitis is defined as 'acute' if it lasts for
Less than 6 weeks
Less than a month
Less than 6 months
Less than 8 months
What is the therapy of choice in an acute viral Hepatitis E infection
Observe
IV fluids
Pegylated interferon
Lamivudine
Connect (Keep it short!)
(a)
The graph illustrates the serological findings in a patient with chronic HBV infection
ID A, B and C
HBsAg, anti-HBs-IgG, anti-HBs-IgM
HBsAg, anti-HBc-IgG, anti-HBc-IgM
HBcAg, anti-HBs-IgM, anti-HBs-IgG
HBsAg, anti-HBc-IgG, anti-HBs-IgG
CDC recommends Hep C screening for all of the following high-risk populations, except-
Children born to HCV positive women
Patients who have had long-term hemodialysis
Persons born between 1945 and 1965
Persons with chronic HBV infection
A 50 year old male has past history of acute hepatitis B infection 20 years ago, for which he did not follow up. Which of the following might NOT be present in this patient?
Normal liver function
Nutmeg liver
AST >> > ALT
Nuclear atypia
What percentage of acute HBV infections resolve completely?
20% (it is scary)
70% (decent chance)
95% (too good to be true?)
50% (dichotomy of life)
As a HCW, you have received a full regimen of vaccination against HBV. Your antibody titers following the third dose were measured to be 6 mIU/mL. You got exposed to the blood of a HBsAg + patient. What is the next course of action?
Nothing
HBIG
HBIG + Vaccine booster dose
HBIG + Full regimen of vaccination
Hepatitis virus gene responsible for carcinogenesis is -
S gene
X gene
C gene
P gene
Assertion: Hepatitis B virus can be transmitted by mosquitoes
Reason: Hepatitis B virus can survive in mosquitoes
Both, A and R, are true and R is the correct explanation of A
Both, A and R, are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
A is false but R is true
Both A and R are false
How many of the following Hepatitis viruses can potentially cause immune-complex mediated manifestations? (Type in a number between 0-4)
(a)
Connect. Type a single letter - Hep (a)
HCV can be transmitted sexually and perinatally, however these modes of transmission are ineffective for Hep C
True
False
As an HCW, you had previously shown adequate titers following HBV vaccination, but your titers are now declining. You should -
Get a booster dose
Follow up with regular antibody titer testing
Trust your immune system
Get revaccinated with the entire post-exposure prophylaxis regimen
Which of the following pathologies is not seen in a liver infected with acute viral hepatitis ?
Councilman bodies
Numerous mitotic figures in hepatocytes
Extensive bile duct lesions
Panlobular infiltrates of lymphocytes
Which of the following is not a risk factor for developing fulminant hepatitis ?
HBV infection with underlying chronic HCV infection
HDV infection
HCV infection
Pregnant females with HEV infection
