Highest incidence between ages 20 and 39 years; highest prevalence be...
Determine exposure risk: detailed social history, including alcohol and IV drug use, psychiatric and medical comorbidities, and coinfections.
Chronic HCV: Most cases are mildly symptom...
Report acute HCV to health department.
Treat patients with virologic evidence of HCV (except patients with a short life expectancy whose prognosis would not be changed by trea...
Treat early to prevent fibrosis. If cirrhosis is present, treatment may not prevent decompensation.
Monitor serial viral load only if on antiviral therapy.
Some exp...
B19.20 Unspecified viral hepatitis C without hepatic coma
B17.10 Acute hepatitis C without hepatic coma
B18.2 Chronic viral hepatitis C
070.70 Unspecified viral hepatitis C without hepatic...
1 of every 10 patients with hepatitis C has no identifiable risk factors.
15–25% of HCV-infected persons spontaneously resolve the infection without specific treatment.
Assess for coinfe...
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