Thursday 4 April 2013

MELD Score

The MELD score (Model for End stage Liver disease) is a prospectively derived scoring system designed to predict prognosis of patients with liver disease and portal hypertension. It is calculated using three noninvasive variables—the prothrombin time expressed as international normalized ratio (INR), serum bilirubin, and serum creatinine

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