How does hepatitis C check

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I'm hepatitis C. I don't know when I was infected. I often suffer from abdominal distension. Is it the cause of hepatitis C? Let's talk about how to check hepatitis C.

How does hepatitis C check

First, there are many kinds of methods to detect hepatitis C mainly through blood test. Doctors often choose one or more according to the situation. The common ones are: hepatitis C virus antibody test, hepatitis C virus test, test time, 70% of the patients' blood hepatitis C virus antibody in the initial stage of infection. Hepatitis C is the cause of liver cirrhosis, The main cause of liver cancer, once found to have hepatitis C, it is recommended that timely treatment.

Second, the detection of HCV genotype is very necessary for the use of drug treatment and prognosis. Some genotypes will be more sensitive to the treatment of interferon and ribavirin, while some genotypes are very insensitive. Some genotypes are more destructive to the liver.

Third, antibody detection is an important method for the diagnosis of hepatitis C, which is very suitable for the screening of high-risk groups of hepatitis C and the initial screening of hepatitis C infected people. However, because this kind of examination can only determine the existence of hepatitis C virus before the human body, it can not explain whether the current condition is acute or chronic or has recovered, so there are certain limitations in the diagnosis, so in addition to this In addition to these methods, other methods need to be combined to accurately diagnose the patient's condition.

matters needing attention

At ordinary times, we should also avoid using drugs indiscriminately. In the case of poor liver function, many drugs can cause liver poisoning, such as sleeping pills, antipyretic analgesics, contraceptives, etc.