Question 126 · LEK · Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease
Indicate the true statement concerning non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH):
- A. NASH is an intermediate stage between isolated hepatic steatosis and advanced types of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
- B. the best examination to diagnose NASH is ultrasound elastography.
- C. diagnosis of NASH in histopathological examination is based on the presence of liver steatosis and fibrosis.
- D. NASH is related to 50% risk of the development of cirrhosis over 5 years.
- E. there is no connection between NASH and type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Hint
Picture the disease spectrum from simple steatosis to cirrhosis and recall the histological criteria that define the inflammatory stage.
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