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Living with Fatty Liver and NASH

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Our healthcare system is badly broken but some things make me really angry. What offends you the most?

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There are plenty of villains driving health care costs and ultimately killing sick people but some things really burn me. Don't read this piece if you have a heart condition. I'm not responsible if you read this and hurt yourself

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Question is a liver biopsy the best diagnostic tool? Had the fibroscan.

Any other tests ?questions ?

That I should /could ask the Dr at Mayo?

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biopsy is the best conceptually even though it does have an error rate. If you don't want to go biopsy the elastography version of an MRI is the best non-invasive method just expensive.

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