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MASLD Nomenclature — RACP Adult Medicine MCQ

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A 55-year-old man with MASLD is found to have advanced fibrosis (FIB-4 >2.67, FibroScan 14 kPa). Updated nomenclature for NAFLD?

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Correct answer: DMetabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)

2023 multi-society consensus: NAFLD renamed to MASLD, NASH to MASH. Requires steatosis + ≥1 cardiometabolic risk factor.

Reference: AASLD/EASL/ALEH – 2023 – SLD Nomenclature