HEPATITIS

Course overview

THE TERM HEPATITIS MEANS INFLAMMATION OF THE LIVER — HEPATITIS MOST COMMONLY RESULTS FROM VIRUSES. BUT DRUGS, ALCOHOL, TOXINS, AND CERTAIN DISEASES, INCLUDING AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES, CAN ALSO CAUSE HEPATITIS. THIS ARTICLE COVERS VARIOUS CAUSES OF HEPATITIS, EPIDEMIOLOGY, SYMPTOMATOLOGY, PATIENT EVALUATION, TREATMENT OF THE DISEASE, PROGNOSIS, AND PREVENTIVE STRATEGIES. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF HEALTHCARE TEAMS IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WHO HAVE HEPATITIS.