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Hepatitis test

Hepatitis test

Hepatitis test Pathology Packages

What is a Hepatitis Test?

A Hepatitis test, often referred as Hepatitis Panel, is a blood test that helps in diagnosing the presence of hepatitis virus in a patient's blood. These tests can determine if an individual has an active infection of hepatitis or have recovered from a past infection. Hepatitis tests are crucial for early detection and management of liver disease.

Hepatitis can further be classified under five categories, including:

  • Hepatitis A Primarily occurs by consuming contaminated water or food.
  • Hepatitis B Generally, gets transmitted with infected body fluids, like semen and blood.
  • Hepatitis C Primarily spreads through blood-to-blood contact, especially by sharing contaminated injection as a medical equipment.
  • Hepatitis D Gets replicated only if the patient is infected by pre-existing Hepatitis B.
  • Hepatitis E Typically gets transmitted through the consumption of contaminated water sources or food.

Each type of Hepatitis occurs in its certain form with symptoms and indications.

What are the signs and symptoms of each of the five types of hepatitis, and what should be done?

Below are the major symptoms of each of the five types of hepatitis:

Common signs of Hepatitis A and E include:

  • Loss of appetite
  • Fever
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Abdominal pain (near liver)
  • Dark-colored urine
  • Diarrhea (more common in hepatitis a, especially in children)
  • Fatigue
  • Jaundice (yellowing of skin and eyes)
  • Pale or clay-colored stools

Common signs and symptoms of Chronic Hepatitis B and C include (patients may experience mild to no symptoms for years):

  • Fatigue
  • Unexplained weight loss
  • Swelling in the legs or abdomen
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Dark-colored urine
  • Long-term liver damage, cirrhosis, or liver cancer
  • Fever
  • Jaundice (yellowing of skin and eyes)
  • Pale or clay-colored stools
  • Persistent fatigue and weakness

Common signs of Hepatitis D include:

  • Abdominal pain (especially in the upper right side)
  • Fatigue
  • Loss of appetite
  • Pale or clay-colored stools
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Dark-colored urine
  • Jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes)
  • Fever

Signs of Hepatitis D combined with Hepatitis B include:

  • More severe liver damage than hepatitis b alone
  • Swelling in the abdomen (ascites) due to liver failure
  • Confusion or memory issues (hepatic encephalopathy in severe cases)
  • Rapid progression to cirrhosis (liver scarring)
  • Unexplained bleeding or bruising (due to poor liver function)

Patient must consult their health care provider for proper treatment, analysis and medications.

When to get a Hepatitis Test done?

One should consider getting a Hepatitis Blood Test done, under below-mentioned conditions-

  • Health Professionals: Occupational exposure towards bodily fluids like blood can increase the risk of infection.
  • Contaminated Injection: Elevates risk of infection especially by sharing contaminated injection as a medical equipment.
  • Hereditary: Though the virus is not directly inherited, having a close family history of Hepatitis B, may need a diagnosis for the infection.
  • Multiple sexual partners: Individuals with multiple sexual partners, both current and past, are at increased risk of contracting hepatitis.
  • Pregnancy: A frequent testing is generally suggested for pregnant women, especially for hepatitis B and hepatitis C.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):

What is the sample type?

Typically, a blood sample is needed for a Hepatitis test.

What are the preparation required by the patient?

Generally, no special preparation is required for a routine hepatitis blood test.

What are the location at which Hepatitis Test can be conducted?

In addition to home collection, people can visit Mahajan Imaging and Labs centers located in Defence Colony New Delhi, SDA (Safdarjung Development Area) New Delhi, Pusa Road Delhi, Gurugram Haryana, Bali Nagar Delhi. Home collection is available throughout Delhi NCR.

What is the cost/price for Hepatitis Blood Test in cities?

The Hepatitis Blood test cost in Delhi NCR is very affordable.

At Mahajan Imaging and Labs, the Hepatitis Blood test price ranges from ₹500 to ₹2800 for South Delhi, North Delhi, East Delhi, West Delhi and Central Delhi, Gurugram / Gurgaon, etc.

What does a Hepatitis Blood Test show?

A hepatitis blood test detects presence of the virus in the patient’s blood at present or in near past, assess severity of infection, determines immune to hepatitis B and evaluates liver functioning as hepatitis virus does severely damages the liver.

Can we do Hepatitis Blood Test at home?

A Hepatitis Blood test can be performed at the patient’s home or at the nearest center by collecting the samples through a home collection facility, allowing easy and convenient access to the Hepatitis Blood test.

How frequently should we perform a Hepatitis test?

Most individuals require only a single screening for hepatitis C virus (HCV). However, individuals with chronic liver disease and pregnant women are generally recommended to undergo testing for both hepatitis B virus (HBV) and HCV. The frequency of screening should be determined by a healthcare provider based on the patient’s needs.

Is there a risk of Hepatitis transmission through blood transfusions?

Certainly, although exceedingly uncommon in developed countries with robust blood screening protocols, there remains a slight possibility of contracting hepatitis from blood transfusions.

Is it safe to donate blood after a Positive Hepatitis diagnosis in near past?

Individuals recently diagnosed with hepatitis are typically not eligible to donate blood for a period of time.

What do Hepatitis Blood Test results mean?

A positive hepatitis blood test result indicates the presence of one or more types of hepatitis viruses in the patient's blood. However, the specific meaning of the positive result does rely on the type of hepatitis test and the results of other additional blood test.

A negative hepatitis blood test generally means that the specific hepatitis virus/es tested for were not detected in the patient’s blood sample.

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