Non alcoholic fatty liver disease Flashcards

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what is non alcoholic fatty liver disease?

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associated with fat deposits in the liver cells - it may interfere with fuunctioning of the liver cells.

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what can it progress into?

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hepatitis then cirrhosis

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what are the stages?

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non alcoholic fatty liver disease
non alcoholic steatohepatitis
fibrosis
cirrhosis

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risk factors?

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same as for diabetes and CVD:
obesity
poor diet
TD2
high cholesterol
middle aged
hypertension
smoking
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