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Testing for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
www.bmj.comJul 12, 2018 · The term “Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease” (NAFLD) encompasses a spectrum of pathologic conditions, ranging from non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFL) to steatohepatitis (NASH), fibrosis, and cirrhosis. This flow diagram offers a pragmatic approach to the diagnosis and monitoring of NAFLD in asymptomatic adult patients.
Diagnosis and Treatment of Alcoholic Liver Disease and Its ...
pubs.niaaa.nih.govinjury. In other patients, alcoholic fatty liver or alcoholic hepatitis often coexist and may be accompanied by hepatomegaly, an enlarged spleen (i.e., splenomegaly), or both. In cirrhotics with severe alco holic hepatitis, hepatomegaly or spleno megaly may be the dominant feature; in other patients, the signs and symp
EASL–EASD–EASO Clinical Practice Guidelines for the ...
www.easl.euEASL–EASD–EASO Clinical Practice Guidelines for the management of non-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseq European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL)⇑, European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) and European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO)
Alcoholic Liver Disease: Introduction - Hopkins Medicine
www.hopkinsmedicine.orgAlcoholic liver disease is defined by three stages of liver damage following chronic heavy alcohol consumption: fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, and fibrosis/cirrhosis (Figure 5). However, the assumption that alcoholic liver disease always progresses linearly from alcoholic fatty liver, to alcoholic hepatitis and ultimately to cirrhosis is