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Hepatitis B : Risk Factors

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Risk Factors List

  • Unprotected sexual intercourse
  • Exposure to Infected Blood
  • Maternal-Fetal Transmission
  • Needles & syringes, contaminated
  • Exposure to Infected Bodily Secretions
  • Needle Sharing
  • Travel to Endemic Areas

Specific Risk Factors Articles

Transfusion Therapy
The process of transferring whole blood or blood components from one person(donor) to another(recipient).Transfusions are given to restore lost or depleted blood components, to improve clotting time, and to improve the ability of the blood to deli...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Blood Transfusions
Detailed information on blood transfusion, including the components of blood and potential risks involved in a blood transfusion
Source:StayWell
Transfusion
The process of transferring whole blood or blood components from one person(donor) to another(recipient).Transfusions are given to restore lost blood, to improve clotting time, and to improve the ability of the blood to deliver oxygen to the body''...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Blood Transfusions
Detailed information on blood transfusion, including the components of blood and potential risks involved in a blood transfusion
Source:StayWell
Transfusion Therapy
Transfusion therapy refers to the process of administering whole blood or blood components to a patient through an intravenous(IV) needle or catheter placed in a patient''s vein. Blood and blood products may be autologous(comprised of the patient''s...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Transfusion
Transfusion is the process of transferring whole blood or blood components from a donor to a recipient.Transfusions are given to restore lost blood, to improve clotting time, and to improve the ability of the blood to deliver oxygen to the body''s ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Dealing With Cranky Co-Workers
When you work with cranky people, you can choose to be happy instead of miserable by following this simple formula: Stop, look and listen, then respond.
Source:StayWell
Drug abuse
Drug abuse is the use of illegal drugs, or the misuse of prescription or over-the-counter drugs.Substance abuse; Illicit drug abuse; Narcotic abuse; Hallucinogen abuse.MARIJUANA(also called"grass,""pot,""reefer,""joint,""hashish,""cannabis,""weed,...
Source:ADAM
Date:January 15, 2009
Injection Drug Use and Hiv Infection
Injection drug use(IDU) contributes to considerable illness burden in both developed and developing countries. Transmission of blood-borne pathogens(e.g., HIV, hepatitis B and C virus, Human T-Cell Lymphotrophic viruses I and II, and malaria) occu...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
Dialysis, Kidney
Dialysis treatment replaces the function of the kidneys, which normally serve as the body''s natural filtration system. Through the use of a blood filter and a chemical solution known as dialysate, the treatment removes waste products and excess fl...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Dialysis
Dialysis is a method of removing toxic substances(impurities or wastes) from the blood when the kidneys are unable to do so.Artificial kidneys; Hemodialysis; Peritoneal dialysis; Renal replacement therapy.Dialysis can be performed using several di...
Source:ADAM
Date:October 15, 2008
Hemodialysis
Hemodialysis is one kind of dialysis. It uses a machine that holds a filter called a dialyzer. As blood flows through the dialyzer, waste is removed and fluid and chemicals are balanced. Hemodialysis treatments are usually done at a special dialysis center. In some cases, treatments may be done at home.
Source:StayWell
Dialysis, Kidney
Dialysis treatment replaces the function of the kidneys, which normally serve as the body''s natural filtration system. Through the use of a blood filter and a chemical solution known as dialysate, dialysis removes waste products and excess fluids ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Kidney Dialysis
Dialysis treatment replaces the function of the kidneys, which normally serve as the body''s natural filtration system. Through the use of a blood filter and a chemical solution known as dialysate, the treatment removes waste products and excess fl...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Central Vein Access: Placing the Catheter
Your kidneys remove waste from your blood. When your kidneys fail, they can no longer do this important work. Hemodialysis can take over the job of keeping your blood clean. Before this treatment can be done, an access (way to get to your blood) is needed. One type of access is a central vein access. A small, soft tube (catheter) is placed into a vein in your neck or chest. You may use a central vein access temporarily, while another type of access develops. Or, it may be your permanent access for hemodialysis.
Source:StayWell
Hemodialysis Shunt, Graft, and Fistula Care
A hemodialysis shunt, graft, or fistula provides vascular access for hemodialysis, a treatment that cleans the blood by removing wastes and excess water from the body.Kidneys remove wastes from the blood through the urine, regulate the amount of w...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Creating a Hemodialysis Access
Before hemodialysis can be done, an access (way for blood to leave and return to your body) is needed. A hemodialysis access is usually created in your arm.
Source:StayWell
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