Wednesday 11 July 2012

169.MELD SCORE,ALL ARE PRESENT EXCEPT

A.ALBUMIN
B.BILIRUBIN
C.INR
D.CREATININE

ANS:ALBUMIN


MELD uses the patient's values for serum bilirubin, serum creatinine, and the international normalized ratio for prothrombin time (INR) to predict survival. It is calculated according to the following formula:

MELD = 3.78[Ln serum bilirubin (mg/dL)] + 11.2[Ln INR] + 9.57[Ln serum creatinine (mg/dL)] + 6.43

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