Maddrey’s Discriminant Function for Alcoholic Hepatitis

Suggests which patients with alcoholic hepatitis may have a poor prognosis and benefit from steroid administration.

Pt's Prothrombin Time (PT)
Lab Control Prothrombin Time (PT)
Pt's Serum Total Bilirubin
Discriminant Function points
>32 points indicates poor prognosis and patient may benefit from glucocorticoid therapy.
Discriminant Function = 4.6 * (Pt's PT - Control PT) + TBili

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