Hepatitis Nclex
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Can a pt with Hep D be roomate with a pt with Hep B?
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May 1, '12 by Inoriyes because to get Hep D you'd have already gotten Hep B to start. The virus D needs B to exist too
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May 1, '12 by nurse671Thanks! That's what I thought too but how bout the pt with hep B? Wudnt u want to protect him from getting Hep D? -
May 1, '12 by shipsyes u can keep both pt.in same room bcoz both pt.disease needs same precaution..nurse671 likes this. -
- May 1, '12 by nurseriderNO, Its becoz its a co-infection, not all pt with hepa B has hepa d, but pt with hepa d has hepa bnurse671 likes this.
- May 8, '12 by nurse671Quote from nurseriderThat's exactly what I was thinking. Hmmmm.NO, Its becoz its a co-infection, not all pt with hepa B has hepa d, but pt with hepa d has hepa b
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May 8, '12 by glj1322RNi got interested to your query so i did a little research about it. and here is what i found out;
- preventive measures: since hdv cannot be transmitted in the absence of hbv infection, the prevention of hbv infection through immunization is the best way to prevent hdv infection. for those with chronic hbv infection, the only effective prevention measure is to avoid exposure to any potential source of hdv.
so that means you can not quarantine hbv and hvd in the same room.
here's the link: hepatitis[color=#64406b], infectious, other [rtf] [text version]
good luck
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