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Monitor patients with uncomplicated hepatitis A for clinical improvement.  |
- Ask about:
- Fatigue, return to normal activities
- Weight loss
- Improvement in acute symptoms, including nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, anorexia, and skin and sclerae color
- Look for resolution of jaundice, icterus, hepatomegaly, and splenomegaly.
- Monitor AST and ALT levels until they return to normal.
- See table Elements of Follow-up for Hepatitis A.
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| Brian J. McMahon, MD, MACP has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Catherine M. Dentinger, FNP, MS has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations.
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