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Dr. Suzanne McDiarmid

PELD Score (Pediatric End-Stage Liver Disease) (younger than 12)

bilirubin

albumin

growth_failure

<p>Calculates the pediatric version of the MELD score for liver cirrhosis severity and transplant planning.</p>

PELD Score

The PELD Score (Pediatric End-Stage Liver Disease) calculates the pediatric version of the MELD score for liver cirrhosis severity and transplant planning

Albumin

Bilirubin

MELD Na (UNOS/OPTN)

MELD Score (Original)

NAFLD Fibrosis Score

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