Hepatitis Tests, Profiles, and Panels by Thyrocare

It is an array of tests used to detect hepatitis infections. The parameters cover various antigens and antibodies that assess the presence of Hepatitis A, B, C, and E viruses. Tests in the panel can also detect active hepatitis diseases, recent infections, past infections, and immunity to hepatitis viruses. This profile is generally recommended for people suffering from abdominal pain, dark-colored urine, jaundice, vomiting, weight loss, fatigue, general itching, or a family history of hepatitis infection. These tests detect current or past infections, how contagious the illness is, and whether it has caused liver damage. This comprehensive hepatitis panel can also evaluate the severity of the infection and the effectiveness of the treatment being on for it.

The complete and comprehensive Hepatitis Panel includes hepatitis screening and diagnosis tests in the following five categories:

1. IgG antibodies to hepatitis A, B, C, and E viruses to detect past infection and immunity level against these viruses
2. IgM antibodies to different hepatitis viruses to find recent, active, acute infections.
3. Hepatitis A, B, C, or E antigen to confirm or rule out any active  hepatitis infection
4. Complete Liver Function Tests (LFT) to evaluate the damage caused by a hepatitis infection.
5. Complete Hemogram with CBC and CBP to evaluate overall blood health

It’s an excellent package of blood tests that ensures comprehensive hepatitis screening, including past and recent infections, immunity status, acute conditions, liver damage, overall blood health progression, and effectiveness of any treatment.

If your Viral Marker Test reports for either Hepatitis B or C go positive, this panel of blood tests is crucial to go through.

This profile detects the presence of Hepatitis B virus in the body. It also determines the infectivity of the disease as well as whether the infection is acute or chronic. Hepatitis B infection can cause damage to the liver and can be fatal if not treated on time. People suffering from jaundice, fatigue, nausea, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, and dark urine often undergo this test to determine if these health conditions are occurring due to Hepatitis B infection.

The comprehensive hepatitis B profile consists of:

1. Hepatitis B IgG Antigens
2. Hepatitis B IGM Antigens
3. Hepatitis B Antibodies
4. Complete Liver Function Tests
5. Diabetes mellitus
6. Blood Health

All these 50 tests together can effectively and accurately determine the severity of a Hepatitis B infection, and the immunity built in the body to fight against the disease.

HBsAg, HCV, and HAV rapid tests are commonly used screening tests for Hepatitis  B, C, and A.  These tests are very cost-effective. But for proper diagnosis of the severity of a hepatitis infection, rapid tests are not suggested.

Rapid hepatitis screening tests are just acceptable for a surgery or pregnancy case where minimal hepatitis screenings are mandatory. These are rapid immunoassay serological tests. In case a rapid hepatitis screening result shows positive infection, it needs to be followed up by an automated lab test with CMIA or the ELISA method. The CMIA method is more reliable than the ELISA method and far better than a rapid immunoassay.

This is a highly sensitive Real-Time PCR test that accurately detects the viral load of Hepatitis B.

Hepatitis B Virus DNA is a genetic material of the virus in the blood. The test provides a quantitative assessment of the viral load. The test is used to activate hepatitis B infection and to monitor the effectiveness of the treatment for it.

Hepatitis B Virus DNA Quantitative Viral Load PCR or RT-PCR test is not a screening test. It’s a high-end diagnosis and monitoring test for people with acute hepatitis B infection.

It’s a high-end diagnosis and monitoring test for people with acute hepatitis C infection. The test measures the RNA of the hepatitis C Virus in a blood sample. The RNA is a genetic material of the virus in the blood. The test quantifies the viral load of HCV and suggests proper treatment for it. The test can also efficiently monitor the effectiveness of an acute hepatitis C infection.