Real Nurses assistant? Im not sure

I googled it.....don't know if this is what you want....but.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RNA

lol, boy was I off the charts, sorry

Barb...you did good!!!!!

Unlike antibody tests, HCV RNA tests directly measure for the presence of the hepatitis C virus. HCV RNA tests may be qualitative or quantitative. Qualitative HCV RNA tests are used to diagnose hepatitis C. Your doctor might choose to perform an HCV RNA test instead of the ELISA, especially if you are at high-risk for hepatitis C. The HCV RNA test will be positive in as little as 1 to 2 weeks after exposure. A positive HCV RNA test means a person has hepatitis C infection.
Quantitative HCV RNA tests allow your doctor to determine exactly how much virus is in the blood. This is referred to as the viral load. The viral load is usually expressed as units per milliliter or copies per milliliter. In patients with chronic hepatitis C infection, viral loads vary widely from 50,000 to 5 million copies per milliliter. A higher viral load may not necessarily be a sign of more severe or more advanced disease but it does correlate with likelihood to respond to treatment. HCV RNA tests can also be used to monitor response to hepatitis C treatment. For example, if the viral load decreases during treatment, this suggests that treatment is working and should be continued. Conversely, if the viral load remains the same, it suggests that the patient is not responding to treatment.

I copied that, in case you didn't know : )

Barb,

It's what I used to tell the ex.

Right now, asshole.

I'm no doctor, but I did pick out an ingrown toe-nail once so I do have some medical experience. Here goes: "DNA" is deoxyribonucleic acid, it's the basic molecular pattern that describes you. That's why "DNA" testing can identify you (more of that on CSI Miami). "RNA" (ribonucleic acid) is a different building block in your body. HCV is a perverted RNA string. Because RNA replicates in a "sloppy" fashion it is subject ot mutations and that's one of the things that makes it hard to beat. OK, now lets have a look at those toe-nails...

RNA is half of DNA
DNA is made up of 2 RNA stans
wrapped around each and it is a protein
after treatment you may or may not
have trace amount of unstructured Hep C RNA
unstructured means dormant
but some people even with the best laboratory test it can't
be found.

moin, you are so full of shit. its what sandy said, jeez. glad your NOT a doc. im pretty good with ingrown toenails too guy. if you keep a v- notch cut in the middle of your big toenail it will create the room for growth to keep the sides from growing outward. it makes you look like one of satans chosen but it works.

RNA is where the Hep C virus hides, thats why its so hard to treat. I'm not going to explain what RNA is again because I see others have covered that one. :)

I'm pretty sure I have a gift for medical advice... so I will continue to give it out. In fact, I may eventually open like a National Medical Advice hotline because my many fans are screaming for it. If Bob plays his cards right, I might make him boss of the toe-nail section.