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    Hepatitis D is a severe form of liver infection that can only occur in those who are already infected with hepatitis B. It is transmitted through contact with infected blood or bodily fluids. While it is rare in the US, hepatitis D can lead to lifelong liver damage, liver failure, or liver cancer if not properly treated. Treatment focuses on targeting the hepatitis B virus since hepatitis D requires hepatitis B to survive. Nursing interventions include educating patients and families, monitoring for complications, and managing pain through non-pharmacological means.

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    Hepatitis D is a severe form of liver infection that can only occur in those who are already infected with hepatitis B. It is transmitted through contact with infected blood or bodily fluids. While it is rare in the US, hepatitis D can lead to lifelong liver damage, liver failure, or liver cancer if not properly treated. Treatment focuses on targeting the hepatitis B virus since hepatitis D requires hepatitis B to survive. Nursing interventions include educating patients and families, monitoring for complications, and managing pain through non-pharmacological means.

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    Hepatitis D is a severe form of liver infection that can only occur in those who are already infected with hepatitis B. It is transmitted through contact with infected blood or bodily fluids. While it is rare in the US, hepatitis D can lead to lifelong liver damage, liver failure, or liver cancer if not properly treated. Treatment focuses on targeting the hepatitis B virus since hepatitis D requires hepatitis B to survive. Nursing interventions include educating patients and families, monitoring for complications, and managing pain through non-pharmacological means.

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    Hepatitis D is a severe form of liver infection that can only occur in those who are already infected with hepatitis B. It is transmitted through contact with infected blood or bodily fluids. While it is rare in the US, hepatitis D can lead to lifelong liver damage, liver failure, or liver cancer if not properly treated. Treatment focuses on targeting the hepatitis B virus since hepatitis D requires hepatitis B to survive. Nursing interventions include educating patients and families, monitoring for complications, and managing pain through non-pharmacological means.

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    HEAPATITIS D

    INTRODUCTION

    Hepatitis D is a liver infection you can get if you have hepatitis B. It can


    cause serious symptoms that can lead to lifelong liver damage and even death.
    It’s sometimes called hepatitis delta virus (HDV) or delta hepatitis.

    Although it isn’t common in the United States, HDV is the most severe form of
    hepatitis. Over time, it can lead to liver cancer or liver failure. While treating HDV
    can be a challenge, doctors are hopeful that better treatments are on the way.

    CAUSES AND RISK FACTORS

    You can get HDV if you come into contact with the blood or other body fluid
    of someone who’s sick with it. Yet it can infect you only if you have hepatitis B.
    HDV needs the “B” strain of hepatitis to survive.

    This can happen two ways:

     Co-infection: You can contract HBV and HDV at the same time
     Super-infection: You can get sick with hepatitis B first, then later come
    down with HDV. This is the most common way to get hepatitis D.

    Risk Factors

    Your odds of getting hepatitis D go up if you:

     Have hepatitis B
     Inject drugs
     Have sex with someone who has hepatitis B or D
     Have HIV and hepatitis B
     Are a man who has sex with other men
    PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

    DIAGNOSIS
    Your doctor will ask questions about your symptoms and lifestyle, then do an
    exam. They’ll test your blood for the different types of hepatitis. If you have it,
    your doctor will do more bloodwork and imaging tests to check your liver for
    signs of damage.
    MEDICAL MANAGEMENT
    1. Targeting the causative agent of Hepatitis B may also kill the causative
    agent of Hepatitis D.
    2. Interferon is under investigation as a specific treatment for Hepatitis D.
    3. Acyclovir, ribavirin, lamivudine and synthetic analogues of thymosin
    have proved ineffective.

    NURSING INTERVENTIONS

    1. Inform the patient and family members about the nature of the disease
    if the patient is taken care at home.
    2. Assist is paracentesis if indicated.
    3. Patients with cirrhosis could be in deep pain and discomfort, use of
    analgesics should be administered with great caution since it can
    worsen the liver damage.
    4. Diversionary therapy and non-pharmacological approach should be
    applied in managing pain.
    5. Ongoing monitoring of vital signs, abdominal girth and reminding for
    the routine check-up must be emphasized for effective management.

    COMPLICATIONS

    In rare cases, acute hepatitis D can lead to acute liver failure, a condition in
    which the liver fails suddenly. Although acute liver failure is uncommon,
    hepatitis D and B infections are more likely to lead to acute liver failure than
    hepatitis B infection alone. Chronic hepatitis D may lead to cirrhosis, liver
    failure, and liver cancer. People who have chronic hepatitis B and D are more
    likely to develop these complications than people who have chronic hepatitis
    B alone.20 Early diagnosis and treatment of chronic hepatitis B and D can
    lower your chances of developing serious health problems.

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