Thursday 8 February 2018

LFT ISSUES

  • Patients with elevated body mass index and other features of metabolic syndrome, including diabetes mellitus, obesity, hyperlipidemia, or hypertension, with mild elevations of ALT should undergo screening for NAFLD with ultrasound.
  • Celiac disease may be associated with modest elevations of aminotransferase levels; thus, screening should be considered in patients with persistently elevated liver chemistries.[2]

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