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ano po ba ang main things na dapat ipa check pag hepaB? 1. viral load.........2.....3.....pls help me po kasi 2 years ago na diagnosed ako walang check up-check up. pls answer me po. thanks

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Check this out:

HBeAg: E antigen is the second soluble antigen of HepB.  If this is positive, you will likely have a high viral load and are very infectious to others who are not immune.

HBeAb: is the antibody that neutralizes the E antigen.  If this E antibody is positive, the E antigen is likely negative with low viral load.  Usually, this indicates an inactive phase of the disease.

HBV DNA:  tells the level of virus in your blood.  Can be expressed as copies/ml, IU (international units)/ml or logs.

ALT (also known as SGPT): is an enzyme in liver cells.  If liver cell is damaged, these enzymes leak into your blood.  Thus, elevated ALT is not good.

AST (also known as SGOT): is also an enzyme in liver cells.  Same concept as the ALT but usually its level is not as high as the ALT.
Lab Basics:
HBsAg
HBcAb
HBsAb negative
negative
negative Neither infected nor immune.  
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HBsAg
HBcAb
HBsAb negative
positive
positive Immune via clearance of past infection
HBsAg
HBcAb
HBsAb negative
negative
positive Immune via vaccination
HBsAg
HBcAb
IgM anti-HBc
HBsAb   positive
positive
positive
negative Acutely infected
HBsAg
HBcAb
IgM anti-HBc
HBsAb positive
positive
negative
negative Chronically infected







In addition to the above, a chronically infected person is advised to undergo one or more of the following tests:
Ultrasound (also known as ultrasonogram): non-invasive scan to quantify hepatic fibrosis.
Liver biopsy: invasive test to cut out a piece of the liver for further analysis. May require hospitalization for a day.
Fibroscan: non-invasive scan to quantify hepatic fibrosis.