NURS 5315 Hepatitis Case Study- University of Texas Arlington

Running head: HEPATITIS 1




Hepatitis Case Study

Name

The University of Texas at Arlington

College of Nursing Graduate Program




In partial fulfillment of the requirements of

N5315 Advanced Pathophysiology

Kristi Vaugh DNP, RN, ACNP-BC

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HEPATITIS




Questio
ns

1. The clinical scenario is most consistent with which diagnosis? You
may simply list your answer below using a bullet point format. This
does not have to be in a complete sentence.

Chronic Hepatitis B

2. What data in the clinical scenario supports your diagnosis? You may
simply list your answers below using a bullet point format. This does
not have to be in a complete sentence.

*Elevated AST and ALT

*HBsAg- positive (acute or carrier)

*Anti-HBc-positive IgG (either has or had infection, after exposure perseveres for years)

*Anti-HBs-negative (along with anti-HBc and HBsAg being positive, this negative indicates

chronic infection)

*Anti-HDV negative (rules out Hep D)

*Anti-HCV negative (rules out Hep C)

*Fatigue

*Heroin user in past

*Unprotected sex with multiple sex partners

*Man having sex with other men