Although no guidelines exist for primary care physicians to refer patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease to a specialist, more than one in four patients presenting to a hepatologist for the condition may already have advanced fibrosis. A new formula added to electronic health records could help.
“Patients are referred to us for fatty liver due to random reasons, such as elevated alanine aminotransferase [ALT] or abnormal imaging,” said Dina Halegoua-DeMarzio, MD, the