Morning Health Talk : Dr KK Aggarwal

New Delhi, July 23, 2018 ;

Around the globe

• MCI has agreed to consider a proposal by the Dental Council of India to introduce a bridge course for dentists. If it happens the reverse should also be simultaneously introduced.
• Hepatitis C is a major cause of chronic liver disease. Asia has the highest prevalence of chronic hepatitis C despite availability of newer medications. HCV genotype  2 (GT2) is the second most common genotype in many parts of Asia.
•  Hepatic fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an independent predictor of mortality.  Although liver biopsy is the gold standard for staging hepatic fibrosis, AASLD guideline recommends NAFLD Fibrosis score as a simple and non-invasive method to identify patients with NAFLD with fibrosis risk. InThe best association of steatofibrosis with mortality was higher at NFS threshold of 0.80. (BMJ Open Gastroenterol. 2018 Mar 20;5(1))
• Recurrent abdominal symptoms, refractory anemia, nutritional deficiencies in patients with NAFLD are indications for screening the patient for Celiac disease.

Dr KK Aggarwal
Padma Shri Awardee
Vice President CMAAO
President HCFI