Description
This updated version of the ‘MELD Score for Liver Disease’ accounts for the patient’s sodium level to better categorize patients with cirrhosis to predicted mortality rates.
Calculator Search/Filter Keywords
At the calculator level, eCalcs comes delivered with default keywords that can be leveraged in the "Search/Filter" field to enable Specialty or System driven calculator searching. The following calculator keywords are delivered by default for the MELD Score for Liver Disease (w/Na) calculator:
Specialties
- Critical Care
- Gastroenterology
- Hepatology
- Internal Medicine
- Nephrology
- Surgery
Anatomical Systems
- Digestive
- Endocrine
- Lymphatic
Calculator Configuration Options
Preference Name
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Valid Range
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Description
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Publishing |
Checked / Unchecked |
When checked, the calculator will display for users on the front end. When unchecked, the calculator WILL NOT display for users on the front end.
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Orderable Item Override |
(BLANK) / G-MELDNA |
“(BLANK)” indicates that the global configuration options for Orderable Item will be used. “G-MELDNA” indicates that the calculator specific value will be used and can display the specific calculator name in the chart output.
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Calculator Inputs
Input
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Mapping Type
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Description
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Serum Bilirubin |
Results |
Serum Bilirubin
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INR |
Results |
INR
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Serum Creatinine |
Results |
Serum Creatinine
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Dialysis Status |
Manual Input |
Patient has had dialysis at least twice in the past week
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Sodium |
Results |
Sodium
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Calculator Outputs
Output
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Mapping Type
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Description
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MELD Score |
Result |
Patient’s MELD Score
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3 Month Mortality rate |
Result |
The 3 month mortality rate for patients with similar MELD scores
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References
http://gihep.com/calculators/hepatology/meld-na/