A cirrose quando apresenta sintomas já está em estado adiantado. O SNS do RU está em vias de recomendar um exame médico que detecte alterações precocemente (não invasivo, alternativa a biópsia):
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-38364331
Citando:
"Dr Andrew Fowell, liver expert at the Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, said: "Identifying people who are at risk of liver disease and offering them non-invasive testing to diagnose cirrhosis is key to ensuring they are given the treatment and support they need early enough to prevent serious complications.
"Ten years ago diagnosis of cirrhosis would often require a liver biopsy, but now with advances in non-invasive testing it is much easier for patients and health professionals to make a diagnosis."
The draft quality standard from NICE recommends a non-invasive scan called transient elastography which uses ultrasound and low-frequency elastic waves to check the liver. A consultation on the draft document is open until February 2017."
Sobre os limites: 5 garrafas de vinho/semana (50 volumes) ou 3,5 para as senhoras.
Citando:
"Women who regularly drink more than three-and-a-half bottles of wine a week should get their livers checked, says new draft advice for England.
For men, the threshold is five bottles of wine a week or 50 units of alcohol, says the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
The organisation says GPs should refer "harmful" drinkers for liver scans.
Cirrhosis can be silent until the damage becomes so extensive it stops the liver working."
@2016-12-21: info sobre limites semanais.
