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When managing patients with suspected MASLD, what specific criteria or findings would prompt you to refer them to hepatology?

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Endocrinology · Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine

In patients with suspected MASLD, I consider referral to hepatology when there is evidence of fibrosis by elastography or if I don't see improvements in related parameters with weight loss and/or medical therapies (GLP1-related meds, SGLT2i, TZDs).

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