Antigen vs. Antibody: The Hep B Battle

This channel may make reference to guidelines produced by the "National Institute for Health and Care Excellence" in the UK, also referred to as "NICE". The content on this channel reflects my professional interpretation/summary of the guidance and I am in no way affiliated with, employed by or funded/sponsored by NICE. My name is Fernando Florido (also known as Juan Fernando Florido Santana) and I am a General Practitioner in the United Kingdom. In this episode I go through a variety of guidelines and publications on hepatitis B serology in order to clarify the concept and understand the interpretation of the results. You can find links to the resources consulted in the description below. I am not giving medical advice; this video is intended for health care professionals, it is only my summary and my interpretation of the guidelines and you must use your clinical judgement. Tracks: 00:00 – Introduction and welcome 00:22 – Antigens and antibodies 01:41 – Clinical implications 06:22 – Hepatitis B panel 07:00 – Scenarios 10:45 –Thank you and good-bye There is a podcast version of this and other videos that you can access here: Primary Care guidelines podcast: • Redcircle: https://redcircle.com/shows/primary-c... • Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5BmqS0O... • Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... There is a YouTube version of this and other videos that you can access here: • The Practical GP YouTube Channel:    / @practicalgp   The links to the guidance covered in this episode can be found here: NICE guideline on hepatitis B: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg16... Hepatitis B Foundation: https://www.hepb.org/prevention-and-d... BMJ article: https://www.bmj.com/bmj/section-pdf/7... Hepatitis B online guidance for Primary Care (PDF): https://www.hepatitisb.uw.edu/page/pr... Hepatitis B online module: https://www.hepatitisb.uw.edu/go/scre... GP notebook: https://gpnotebook.com/en-GB/pages/tr... NICE guidance: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ph43... WHO hepatitis recommendations (PDF): https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle... Public Health England: https://www.gov.uk/government/publica... Intro / outro music: Track: Halfway Through — Broke In Summer [Audio Library Release] • Music provided by Audio Library Plus • Watch:    • Halfway Through — Broke In Summer | Free B...   • Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/halfway-through Disclaimer: The Video Content on this channel is for educational purposes and not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read or seen on this YouTube channel. The statements made throughout this video are not to be used or relied on to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent health conditions. In addition, transmission of this Content is not intended to create, and receipt by you does not constitute, a physician-patient relationship with Dr Fernando Florido, it’s employees, agents, independent contractors, or anyone acting on behalf of Dr Fernando Florido.