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1.
A distinct and major characteristic of hepatitis C is its tendency to cause what?
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A) chronic liver disease
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B) the aids virus
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C) kidney disease
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2.
Chronic hepatitis C can cause what?
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A) cirrhosis
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B) liver failure
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C) liver cancer
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D) all of the above
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3.
HCV is spread primarily by contact with what?
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A) blood
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B) blood products
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C) both of the above
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D) all of the above
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4.
The major high-risk groups for hepatitis C are?
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A) Injection drug users
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B) People who had blood transfusions before June 1992
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C) People who have frequent exposure to blood products
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D) all of the above
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5.
Sexual transmission of hepatitis C between monogamous partners appears to be?
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6.
Clinical Symtoms of Hepatitis C may include?
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A) fatigue
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B) mild right-upper-quadrant discomfort or tenderness ("liver pain")
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C) nausea
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D) all of the above
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7.
Physical findings of cirrhosis may include what?
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A) enlarged liver
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B) enlarged spleen
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C) jaundice
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D) all of the above
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8.
Diseases that are related to hepatitis C include?
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A) seronegative arthritis
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B) keratoconjunctivitis sicca
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C) non-Hodgkin's type, B-cell lymphomas
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D) all of the above
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9.
The presence of HCV RNA in serum indicates what?
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A) an active infection
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B) an inactive infection
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C) no infection at all
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10.
A liver biopsy is helpful for what?
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A) grading the severity of disease
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B) staging the degree of fibrosis and permanent architectural damage
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C) both of the above
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11.
The conditions that can be confused clinically with chronic hepatitis C include?
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A) autoimmune hepatitis
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B) chronic hepatitis B and D
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C) alcoholic hepatitis
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D) all of the above
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12.
Common side effects of alpha interferon and peginterferon include?
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A) fatigue
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B) muscle aches
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C) headaches
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D) all of the above
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