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Podcast: Surfing the MASH Tsunami
Episode: S3-E50.5 - FIB-4 as a Front-Line Tool for Primary Care Triage
Description: One critical success factor for putting a dent in Fatty Liver disease – one we do not discuss very often on the podcast – is patient empowerment. In this conversation, Roger Green and Louise Campbell are joined by patient advocates Michael Betel, Wayne Eskridge and Robert Mitchell-Thain to discuss the use of FIB-4 as a front-line tool for primary care triage.Roger starts by noting FIB-4 as cheap and relies on a small number of widely-used tests. At different levels, FIB-4 is prognostic not only for major adverse liver outcomes and mortality but also at its indeterminate level for card...