Hepatitis — NCLEX Cheat Sheet
A/E fecal-oral, B/C/D blood
👤 By the CinnaRN Clinical Content Team
🕐 Updated 2026-07-11
🏷️ Physiological Adaptation
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Use this quick-reference guide to spot, treat, and prevent Hepatitis on the NCLEX. Keep it handy during review and on exam day!
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- A & E: fecal-oral, acute
- B, C, D: blood/body fluids
- C = #1 chronic, cirrhosis risk
- jaundice, dark urine, clay stool
- RUQ pain, fatigue, anorexia, N/V
- ↑ALT ↑AST ↑bilirubin
- bleeding, confusion → liver failure
- asterixis → encephalopathy
- rest, ↑cal, low-fat, small meals
- no ETOH, no acetaminophen
- A & B vaccines exist (prevent)
- standard precautions, no sharing
✨Quick Tip
Hepatitis A and E are transmitted fecal-orally; B, C, and D are bloodborne and through body fluids.
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