What should hepatitis C check

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My aunt has been suffering from hepatitis C for a period of time. The treatment of hepatitis C is through drugs. Patients with hepatitis C should be found and treated early. I'll tell you about the items that should be checked.

What should hepatitis C check

First: HCV RNA detection is an important examination to understand the activity and replication of hepatitis C virus in the body, as well as the infectivity of patients and how hepatitis C spreads, which is roughly the same as the transmission mode of hepatitis B virus.

Second: liver function examination: the examination of liver function items is an important index to evaluate whether liver function is abnormal. When hepatitis C virus causes damage to liver cells, it can cause abnormal metabolism of various substances in liver cells. Therefore, liver function examination can detect whether the liver is serious, which provides a scientific basis for the preliminary diagnosis of patients.

Third: detection of hepatitis C antibody this examination is a basic examination that patients must do when they initially examine hepatitis C. hepatitis C antibody is an indicator of whether they are infected with hepatitis C virus. If hepatitis C antibody is positive, it means that patients are likely to be infected with hepatitis C virus.

matters needing attention

For patients with hepatitis C, early detection and early treatment should be achieved. Single antiviral drugs are mostly used to inhibit the replication of hepatitis virus, but can not remove the virus in the liver nucleus. Comprehensive treatment of traditional Chinese and Western medicine can avoid serious liver cell damage caused by the treatment of hepatitis, and the therapeutic effect is far higher than the current single drug treatment.