A 47-year-old man with obesity and metabolic syndrome has ALT mildly elevated at 1.5 times the upper limit of normal. Ultrasound shows fatty infiltrat...

Question

A 47-year-old man with obesity and metabolic syndrome has ALT mildly elevated at 1.5 times the upper limit of normal. Ultrasound shows fatty infiltration of the liver without cirrhosis. According to current guidance on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), what is the cornerstone of management?

Accepted Answer

Weight loss through diet and exercise targeting at least 7-10% reduction in body weight

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Immediate liver transplantation

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High-dose corticosteroids

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Lifetime abstinence from paracetamol only

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Empiric antiviral therapy

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease