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MELD Score (Original, Pre-2016, Model for End-Stage Liver Disease)

dialysis

creatinine

bilirubin

<p>Quantifies end-stage liver disease for transplant planning.</p>

MELD Score (Original)

The MELD Score (Model For End-Stage Liver Disease) (12 and older) quantifies end-stage liver disease for transplant planning.

Creatinine

Bilirubin

MELD Na (UNOS/OPTN)

PELD Score

FIB-4 Index

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