A 38 year old man is actively using intravenous drugs. He is comes to the emergency roombecause of nausea, vomiting, and anorexia over the last one week. Over the last two days his
friends have told him that he looks yellow. On exam, you find him to be alert and oriented without
asterixis. His liver edge is slightly prominent and mildly tender. He is jaundiced. He has blood
tests checked and his hepatitis A and C serologies are negative. You suspect he has acute hepatitis B.
Which of the following hepatitis B serologies is most likely in this patient?
| Hepatitis B | Hepatitis B | Hepatitis B core | Hepatitis B e | Hepatitis B e |
| surface antigen | surface antibody | IgM antibody | antigen | antibody |
| A | Negative | Positive | Negative | Negative | Negative |
| B | Negative | Negative | Positive | Negative | Negative |
| C | Positive | Negative | Negative | Positive | Negative |
| D | Positive | Negative | Positive | Positive | Negative |
| E | Positive | Positive | Positive | Negative | Negative |
