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NUR 213 ( LATEST 2024 / 2025 ) TEST 3 CH.2 | COMPLETE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (SOLVED) 100% CORRECT
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NUR 213 Test 3 Ch.21. Hep A Patho
Answer
-Inflammation or swelling of the liver from viruses, bacteria, expo- sure to medications and
autoimmune diseases
-Hep A is a short term infection and treatable in all cases
2. Hep A Risk Factors
Answer
-Crowded conditions
nursing homes or daycare
-Exposure to poor sanitation practices
-Drug users
both injected and non injected drugs
-Men who have sex with men
-Persons traveling to developing countries
3. Hep A Transmission
Answer
-Fecal-oral route
-Person to person contact
-Contaminated fruits or veggies, uncooked shellfish
-Contaminated water or milk
-Contamination of objects with stool
-Poorly washed utensils
4. Hep A Prevention
Answer
-Strict handwashing
-Clean surfaces well
-Avoid contaminated food
-Stool and needle precautions
-Hep A vaccine
-If in same house with someone with Hep A
clean bathroom, or use different bathroom
5. Hep B Patho
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,Answer
Inflammation of the liver caused by a virus, bacteria, exposure to any hepatotoxins,
autoimmune diseases, or metabolic problems. This causes a
large number of infected hepatocytes (liver cells) to be destroyed. Hepatitis B usually resolves
without treatment and is more likely to cause chronic liver dysfunction.
6. Hep B S/S
Answer
-Rash
-Angioedema (life threatening)
-Fever
-Jaundice (yellowing of the skin or sclera)
-Fatigue
-Loss of appetite
-Flu-like symptoms
-Hepatomegaly (enlarged liver)
-Joint pain
-Right upper quadrant tenderness.
7. Hep B Risk Factors
Answer
-IV drug users
-Long-term hemodialysis patients
-Healthcare workers
-Living with chronically HBV-infected people
-Public safety workers
-Blood product recipients
-Men who have sex with men
-Native Alaskans Pacific Islanders
-Native Americans
8. Hep B Transmission
Answer
-Through blood or body fluid contact
-Infected blood, saliva or semen
-Use of contaminated needles
-Sexual contact with someone infected with Hepatitis B
-Hemodialysis
-Sharing of razors or toothbrushes with an infected person
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, 9. Hep B Prevention
Answer
-Strict handwashing
-Vaccination against Hepatitis B
-Avoiding intimate contact with infected individuals
-Use only new, clean needles for tattoos, piercings or drug use
-Hepatitis B Immune Globulin if exposed
-Safe sex practices
Answer
condoms, abstinence, monogamy
-Patient Safety
Answer
strict handwashing, avoid intimate contact with infected people, screening of blood donors
10. Hep C Patho
Answer
Hep C is RNA virus that is bloodborne and can result in both acute illness and chronic infection.
11. Hep C Risk Factors
Answer
-Parenteral drug users
-Clients receiving frequent transfusions
-Health care personnel
-Those born between 1945 and 1965
-Prisoners
-High risk sexual behavior
-Unprotected sex, multiple partners
-Men who have sex with men
12. Hep C Transmission
Answer
-Bodily fluids
Answer
infected blood, saliva, semen
-Contaminated needles
-Sexual Contact
-Hemodialysis
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