1. Starting Strong: Initial Evaluation of the Patient With HCV

2. Prevalence of HCV Infection in the United States

3. Chronic HCV Infection Burden of Disease

5. More Patients Are Being Linked to Care and Treatment More Providers Needed to Treat HCV Infection

6. Treatment of HCV Infection What's Changed?

7. Recommendations for the Identification of Chronic HCV Infection Among Persons Born 1945-1965

8. HCV Screening in High-Risk Groups

9. Next Steps After a Positive HCV Screening Test

10. What Else Should You Assess For?

11. Don’t Let the Clinical Exam Fool You

12. Cirrhosis vs No Cirrhosis

13. How Do You Determine Whether a Patient Has Cirrhosis?

14. Serum Markers: What They Tell You Cirrhosis or No Cirrhosis?

15. Liver Ultrasound When Should You Use It? What Does It Tell You?

16. Liver Wellness Starts With Abstinence From Alcohol

18. Summary

19. Abbreviations

20. Abbreviations (cont)