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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: The Silent Threat

New Guidelines Advise Screenings

Could you have fatty opportunity to detect and treat nonalcoholic fatty liver disease liver transplantation. She treats patients with colon, liver and
liver disease? According to as soon as possible,” said Dr. Olsen. “Our goal is to provide bile duct cancer; gallbladder disease; alcohol-related and
the American Association the most up-to-date and comprehensive information to our nonalcohol-related liver disease; drug-related liver injury;
of Clinical Endocrinology patients, and to give them the greatest level of comfort and and all forms of hepatitis.
(AACE), individuals with reassurance.” A doctor’s order is needed for the screening, and
risk factors such as Type 2 Olsen brings more than a decade of experience in patients with high-risk factors are encouraged to contact
diabetes, obesity, high blood providing world-class digestive and liver care, and specializes their primary care provider to determine if a screening
pressure, high cholesterol or in liver disease and disorders, including those related to for NAFLD is appropriate. TGH Digestive Health Center,
metabolic syndrome should NAFLD. Her vast experience and unique credentials are why formerly TGH Gastro Group of the Palm Beaches, has
be screened for nonalcoholic many local primary doctors and endocrinologists refer their offices at 2001 N. Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, FL
fatty liver disease (NAFLD) patients with NAFLD to her care. 33407, and 3401 PGA Blvd., Suite 500, Palm Beach
by their primary doctor or Olsen is the only physician in the Palm Beach County Gardens, FL 33410. Both offices can be reached by calling
endocrinologist. region with specialized expertise in the management of (561) 659-6543.
The vast majority of patients with end-stage liver disease, both before and after
Americans, nearly 96
percent with NAFLD, are unaware they have the chronic
disease. When left untreated, NAFLD can result in liver eLder estate pLanninG from page 26 person and (ii) each taxpayer should seek advice from their
cirrhosis, fibrosis or failure, and even death. tax advisor based on the taxpayer’s particular circumstances.
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early screening and diagnosis of NAFLD, hoping to planning house in order. Our phone number is (561) Homes for Middle-Income Buyers, National Association of
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earlier identification, disease management and referrals to Maplewood Drive, Suite 3, Jupiter, FL 33458. us-housing-market-needs-more-than-300000-affordable-
specialists. If NAFLD is detected and managed early, it’s The content of this article is general and should not be homes-for-middle-income-buyers.
possible to prevent it from progressing and could reduce the relied upon without review of your specific circumstances by 2 Zinhle Essamuah, Friends are buying homes together.
amount of damage and fat in the liver. competent legal counsel. Reliance on the information herein Here’s why., NBC News (Dec. 16, 2021) https://www.
Dr. Sonja K. Olsen, a board-certified gastroenterologist is at your own risk, as it expresses no opinion by the firm nbcnews.com/news/us-news/friends-are-buying-homes-
and hepatologist, is trained in the AACE’s updated screening on your specific circumstances or legal needs. An attorney together-rcna9087.
for NAFLD. She offers screenings at Tampa General Hospital client relationship is not created through the information 3 Ben Luthi, What You Should Know About Co-Owning a
(TGH) Digestive Health Center, formerly TGH Gastro Group provided herein. House, (Dec. 10, 2021), U.S. News & World Report, https://
of the Palm Beaches. The pain-free screening consists of a To comply with the U.S. Treasury regulations, we must money.usnews.com/loans/mortgages/articles/what-you-
FibroScan, a noninvasive diagnostic device used to measure inform you that (i) any U.S. federal tax advice contained in should-know-about-co-owning-a-house.
the fat content of the liver, and liver stiffness, which is a this newsletter was not intended or written to be used, and 4 Haven’t Done A Will Yet?, AARP (Feb. 24, 2017), https://
marker for scarring. cannot be used, by any person for the purpose of avoiding www.aarp.org/money/investing/info-2017/half-of-adults-
“This new, advanced preventative measure available U.S. federal tax penalties that may be imposed on such do-not-have-wills.html.
through TGH Digestive Health Center offers patients a greater