Fatty liver recognition/identification

Asked for Male, 30 years

Dear doctors, i wanted to know about the fatty liver; what tests are required to confirm that a person has a fatty liver? Secondly, should the person be fasting for the ultrasound of abdomen?

Posted 6 years ago

Responses (1)

Dr. Beenish Ehsan

General Physician - Karachi

Dear Patient,

No need to fast for the ultrasound.
You can do LFTs, lipid profile (you need to fast for this blood test) and ultrasound whole abdomen before seeing a hepatologist. Based on your test reports he can guide you further.

For further help, we recommend checking with one of the
best gastroenterologists in Lahore and seek a piece of in-person advice at https://oladoc.com/pakistan/lahore/gastroenterologist

You can seek help from the doctors listed below:

Dr.Salman Javed

Gastroenterologist, Hepatologist

Lahore

Assist. Prof. Dr.Mujahid Israr

Gastroenterologist, General Physician, Internal Medicine Specialist

Lahore

Assist. Prof. Dr.Niamat Ali

General Physician, Consultant Physician, Internal Medicine Specialist

Lahore

Answered 5 years ago

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