As a result of liver disease had not necessarily have symptoms, so patients with liver disease often do not know they are suffering from liver disease. In order to understand their own did not have liver disease, must do three checks: (1) liver function tests (b) B-type hepatitis and hepatitis C test (c) abdominal ultrasound examination and serum-fetoprotein (α-fetal protein).
l refers to the liver function tests are blood tests blood GPT (also known as ALT) values before we know has not received hepatitis. GOT (also known as AST) values although it can reflect the situation of hepatitis, but sometimes even in the absence of hepatitis GOT value also increased, such as myocardial infarction. These two enzymes, although not in liver cell Bennett some enzymes in other tissues also have, but because their content in liver cells than other cells in the organ content of many, many, and liver cell damage when will these liver cells substantial enzyme released into the blood stream, causing serum GPT, GOT enzyme concentration increased, so that they are representative of the liver damage of the enzyme. Therefore, when the serum GPT, GOT increased concentration on the express liver cell damage. However, GPT, GOT value may not be consistent with the level of symptoms related to, GPT, GOT value of higher does not mean that the disease more serious, on the contrary, GPT, GOT normal does not mean that there is no liver disease. The severity of liver disease, in addition to look GPT, GOT, there are many clinical data and experimental data to look at these data make a comprehensive evaluation before coming to a conclusion. For example, the occurrence of liver cirrhosis after long-term course of chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis happened before, therefore, liver function test results will be abnormal, but in case of liver cirrhosis, if the degree of alleviation or disappearance of hepatitis, liver function test results may have become is normal.
l want to know whether the B-type hepatitis, blood tests required of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and surface antibody (Anti-HBs). Refers to surface antigen of hepatitis B virus protein, so for the surface antigen positive (+) on behalf of being infected with hepatitis B become carriers, these people can spread hepatitis B to others, long-term surface antigen positive (six months or more), called chronic carriers; and surface antibodies are produced against the body surface antigen antibody, a protective effect, so the surface of antibody-positive (+) of hepatitis B immunization, hepatitis B need not be afraid of the threat. There is also a core antibody (HBcAg), the antibody positive, including the two cases: in the past have been infected and are now infected with hepatitis B have the people, that is, including hepatitis B infection has not healed will be infected and the body are now have hepatitis C virus and will spread to other people. In addition, if we have not been aware of their hepatitis C, hepatitis C need to make antibodies (Anti-HCV) testing. If the hepatitis C antibody test was positive (+), on behalf of already infected with hepatitis C virus; if hepatitis C antibody test was negative (-), said that there is infected with hepatitis C.
l Abdominal ultrasound scan is not painful and no side effects and, if necessary, can duplicate to make, and check out the sensitivity of liver cancer is very high, so are the first line diagnostic tool for hepatocellular carcinoma. As fetoprotein (α-fetal protein), can be said to be a tumor of the signal, check the way is very simple, as long as the pumping of blood on the know.
Ø Maintenance of Road
The daily life of chronic viral hepatitis patients should heed the following advice:
1. Proper diet, not a particular kind of food, eat more vegetables, fruits and some high-protein food, eat less fat foods, particularly unnecessary supplements What to eat, while eating aflatoxin containing foods, including peanuts, beans, fermented products, because aflatoxin is also an important factor in liver cancer.
2. Do not drink, do not make clothes medicines, especially drugs of unknown composition, so as to avoid fulminant hepatitis.
3. The normal daily routine, do not stay up late, excessive fatigue, and to have adequate rest and sleep and proper exercise.
4. Regular doctor's clinic to check liver function, fetal globulin, and liver ultrasound. Do not think that the normal liver function test results on the fine, because even if the carriers are, GPT, GOT value may be normal.
Have not been infected with hepatitis B, namely, lack of hepatitis B antibody in adults, should hepatitis B vaccine injection in order to ensure that no infected.
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