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1
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Describe the spectrum of disease from least to most severe

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Steatosis, steatohepatitis, fibrosis and cirrhosis

2
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What is a brief description of NAFLD

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Fat deposits in the liver, not caused by alcohol or a viral infection, that causes liver disease

3
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What syndrome does NAFLD usually derive from

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Metabolic syndrome

4
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What is the criteria for metabolic syndrome

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3/5 of the following. Obesity, hypertension, diabetes, hypertriglyceridaemia and hyperlipidaemia

5
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NAFLD occurs in 3/5 obese people. True or false

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False it is 3/4 of obese people

6
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Describe steatosis

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Decreased secretion of fatty acids into the blood and increased uptake and synthesis of fatty acids from the blood

7
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What is happens to the nucleus of cells in steatosis

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Nucleus is pushed to the side of the cell

8
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What is thought to be linked to steatosis

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Insulin resistance

9
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What is the appearance of the liver in steatosis

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Large, soft, yellow and greasy

10
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Steatosis and inflammation=what???

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Steatohepatitis

11
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How does steatohepatitis cause fibrosis

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Causes stellate cells to lay down fibrotic tissue and this causes fibrosis

12
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Symptoms

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Once significant damage occurs (fibrosis/cirrhosis); hepatomegaly, pain, jaundice and accumulation of ascites

13
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What is effect of the LFTs in NAFLD compared to AFLD

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Increase in ALTs and smaller increase in ASTs. In AFLD ASTs have a large increase and the AST:ALT ratio is over 2.

14
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How to diagnose

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US/CT/MRI. Biopsy of liver that shows over 5% of fat is abnormal

15
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Treatment

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Fibrosis and cirrhosis are irreversible but normal cirrhosis treatment. Adopt a healthy lifestyle and possibly medication for blood glucose levels to prevent worsening of insulin resistance