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Podcast: Surfing the MASH Tsunami
Episode: S4-E7.2 - Discussing ALT Cut Off and Utilizing FIB-4 in Primary Care
Description: Late last week, AASLD published new practice guidance on the clinical assessment and management of NAFLD. The Surfers convene with Ken Cusi, who contributed to the previous iteration published in 2018, to explore its key features and implications. The updated document reflects the many advances pertinent to any practitioner caring for patients with NAFLD. This conversation introduces ideas around how the guidance describes use of biomarkers and NITs to either exclude advanced disease or identify those with a high probability of fibrosis.Roger Green begins by recalling how the US addressed cholesterol 35 years ago. Reference labs were asked...