EXPLAINER: Lab results and their interpretation

[ThomasTu]

Thanks @akoenig934 for that wonderful support and I’m really happy to see that @EH1999 found it so useful!

@chirajkumar74

got recently diagnosed Chronic Hep B. Saw an expert he ordered for additional blood work can anyone help understand and interrupt these results.

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN - Reactive
HEPATITIS B CORE AB TOTAL - Reactive
HEPATITIS BE ANTIBODY - Reactive
HEPATITIS B SURFACE AB IMMUNITY, QN - <5 L
HEPATITIS B VIRUS DNA - 72 H
HEPATITIS B VIRUS DNA - 1.86 H
HEPATITIS BE ANTIGEN - Non Reactive

Dear @chirajkumar74, thanks for sharing your story and welcome to the forum.

These results are typical of a inactive HBV infection, which means your viral load is very low (so there is lower risk of transmission) and generally there is not much inflammation (though this has to be confirmed by a blood test for ALTs). If you are in this phase, then the prognosis is generally good (lower risk of liver fibrosis and cancer).

@Olive

Hello everyone, I started on Viread 1 month ago. I just got my blood test yesterday, my AST/ALT level has elevated a lot higher than last test ( like double ) and I’m just really worried. I’m waiting on my doctor response.

Hi @olive, thanks for sharing your story. I’m sorry to hear about your worries. Antivirals can take some time to start working, so it’s important to keep monitoring and seeing how this pans out. Please feel free to keep us updated on your status and the community will help support you through this .

Cheers,
Thomas