Patent ID: 7209835

Claim:
A method of performing clinical diagnosis of Hepatitis B, comprising: a) submitting patient tests ordered by a physician to a clinical lab; b) selecting a Hepatitis B specific algorithm for tests necessary for clinical chemical analysis of Hepatitis B or any one of subgroups thereof; c) classifying the various subgroups of Hepatitis B, said classification based on pathology, pathogenic agent, cause and symptoms; d) defining a first set of relevant clinical tests suitable for diagnosing each of the subgroups of Hepatitis B classified in c), wherein the tests comprise HBsAg, HBsAb, and SGPT; e) carrying out only the relevant tests defined in d) to obtain at least one clinical test value followed by determination of a second set of relevant clinical tests; f) sequentially running the second set of clinical tests for each of the subgroups of Hepatitis B upon receiving a first set of said clinical test values, and computing a second set of clinical test values; g) repeating steps e) and f) with additional relevant clinical tests until a confirmed diagnosis of Hepatitis B and subgroup is provided.