LQCL2504 - CMLE - Hepatic Panic: A Cautionary Tale of Occult Hepatitis B Infection

Course Description

LabQ 2025 Clinical Laboratory: Clinical Immunology

Faculty/Authors

Alexis S Dadelahi, PhD
Clinical Immunology Fellow

Patricia R Slev, PhD, DABCC
Medical Director, Immunology

Department of Pathology , University of Utah School of Medicine
ARUP Laboratories
Salt Lake City, Utah

CMLE Credit: 2.0
Estimated Completion Time: 2 hour
Format: Online Educational Activity and Post Exam

Instructions

To claim CMLE credit for the exercise, do the following:

Review the Technical Considerations.
Click Go to Course to view an overview of the modules in this course.
Click Access to begin the course.
Review the Educational Activity.
Complete and submit the Post Exam.
Submit the course Evaluation to register your credit.

Faculty Disclosures
The faculty have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

Technical Considerations

Release Date: 5/31/2025
Review Date:
Expiration Date: 12/31/2027

Course Objectives

Following completion of this activity, you will be able to:

identify the serological markers that should be used for screening, diagnosis and monitoring Hepatitis B virus infection;

discuss and understand the importance of the new recommendations for the serologic “triple panel” laboratory testing for HBV;

recognize patients at risk of occult HBV infection; and

discuss HBV reactivation and why it is a serious risk for morbidity and mortality in immunosuppressed persons.

Summary

Availability:

On-Demand

Credit Offered:

2 CMLE Credits