Related Subjects:
| Chronic liver disease
| Cirrhosis
| Alkaline phosphatase (ALP)
| Liver Function Tests
| Ascites Assessment and Management
| Budd-Chiari syndrome
| Autoimmune Hepatitis
| Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
| Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
| Wilson disease
| Hereditary Haemochromatosis
| Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency
| Non alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)
| Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
| Alcoholism and Alcoholic Liver Disease
Fibrosis & nodular regeneration resulting from hepatocellular injury. Major etiologies include viral hepatitis (esp HCV), alcoholism,
nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
A = 5-6 points B = 7-9 points C = 10-15 points
In Primary Biliary Cirrhosis or Sclerosing cholangitis a higher range for bilirubin is used
About
Macronodular > 3 mm
Micronodular < 3 mm
Alcohol and liver
Causes
Drugs that should be avoided in Cirrhosis
Complications
Investigations
Prognosis may be estimated through the Child-Pugh score
Parameter/Points +1 +2 +3 Bilirubin <34 34-50 > 50 Albumin >35 28-35 < 28
PTT or INR < 1-3s 4-6s >6s
Ascites none slight moderate
Encephalopathy none 1-2 3-4
MELD score
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