NONALCOHOLIC STEATOHEPATITIS

Course overview

NONALCOHOLIC, FATTY LIVER DISEASE (NAFLD) IS DEFINED AS THE ECTOPIC ACCUMULATION OF FAT IN THE LIVER (HEPATIC STEATOSIS) WHEN NO OTHER CAUSES OF SECONDARY LIVER FAT ACCUMULATION ARE PRESENT. AS MINOR DEPOSITION OF FAT CAN OCCUR IN HEALTHY ADULTS, DEPOSITION OF FAT IN AT LEAST 5% OF HEPATOCYTES IS CONSIDERED PATHOLOGIC. THIS ACTIVITY WILL REVIEW THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF NAFLD AND THE ROLE OF THE HEALTH CARE TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.