- Typical acute Viral Hepatitis causes
- Mild Viral Hepatitis causes
- Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
- Mononucleosis (EBV)
- Coxsachievirus
- Potentially severe hepatitis (especially in Immunocompromised patients)
- Other Viral Hepatitis causes
- See Acute Hepatitis
- Prodrome
- Advanced Disease
- Dark Urine
- Pale stools
- Jaundice
- Tender Hepatomegaly
- See Acute Hepatitis Causes
- Alcoholic Hepatitis
- Hepatotoxins
- Hypotension
- Ischemia
- Biliary tract disease
- See Acute Hepatitis
- Alkaline Phosphatase (up to twice normal)
- Serum Direct Bilirubin (Conjugated Bilirubin) increased
- Liver Aminotransferases increased (up to 10-20 fold above baseline)
- Viral Hepatitis Serology
- See Acute Hepatitis
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Post-exposure Prophylaxis
- See Hepatitis A
- See Hepatitis B Postexposure Prophylaxis
- No Post-exposure Prophylaxis is available for Hepatitis C (as of 2015)
- Acute Viral Hepatitis
- Symptomatic management is primary treatment for Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B
- Consider early Interferon based monotherapy for Acute Hepatitis C (started within first 4 weeks)
- See Hepatitis C
- Chronic Viral Hepatitis
- Cirrhosis
- Swencki (2015) Crit Dec Emerg Med 29(11):2-10
- Swencki (2023) Crit Dec Emerg Med 37(8):4-12