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How To Determine The Prothrombin Number In MELD Score?
Hello Doctor, I am trying to use an app given to me by my surgical team the calculates the MELD score for my upcoming liver transplant. I can read my lab test results but can not determine what the prothombin number is. I use the Billirubin and the Creatine level plus the PT but I do not find anything that resembles that. Can you assist?
Fri, 6 Feb 2015
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What you have mentioned as PT is only the Prothrombin number.
PT stands for prothrombin Time.
The parameters used to called MELD score are bilirubin level, creatinine level and INR.
INR is value calculated with prothromin time. You can see the INR number along with PT. Use it to calculate MELD score.
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Thanks for using HCM.
What you have mentioned as PT is only the Prothrombin number.
PT stands for prothrombin Time.
The parameters used to called MELD score are bilirubin level, creatinine level and INR.
INR is value calculated with prothromin time. You can see the INR number along with PT. Use it to calculate MELD score.
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