Discriminant Function Distinguishing Cirrhosis from Chronic Hepatitis

Purpose: To use the discriminant score of Fortunato et al to determine if a person with chronic viral hepatitis has progressed to cirrhosis.

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Are you evaluating a patient with chronic viral hepatitis C?

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Pseudocholinesterase

Fibronectin

Prothrombin activity (enter from 0 to 200)

percent

ALT

Serum N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase

Serum manganese superoxide dismutase

µg/L

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Discriminant function

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Interpretation and Description

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Diagnosis

Clinical Diagnosis, Including Family History For Genetics
Criteria For Diagnosis
- Child-Pugh Score for Grading Hepatic Cirrhosis
- MELD-XI Score for Evaluating a Cirrhotic Patient Being Treated with Oral Anticoagulants
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
Complications

Monitoring

Comorbid Conditions
- Collateral Vessels in Portal Hypertension

Specialty

Gastroenterology

Objective

laboratory tests
disease progression

ICD-10

K74.6 - Other and unspecified cirrhosis of liver
K73.9 - Chronic hepatitis, unspecified

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Purpose: To use the discriminant score of Fortunato et al to determine if a person with chronic viral hepatitis has progressed to cirrhosis.

Specialty: Gastroenterology

Objective: laboratory tests, disease progression

ICD-10: K74.6, K73.9,

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