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Evaluation

Are you evaluating a patient with chronic, end-stage liver disease?

Clinical findings:

• ascites refractory to sodium restriction and diuretics?

• spontaneous bacterial peritonitis?

• hepatorenal syndrome?

• hepatic encephalopathy refractory to protein restriction and lactulose?

• recurrent variceal bleeding?

• progressive malnutrition?

• muscle wasting?

• active alcoholism?

• unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma?

Laboratory findings:

• patient's prothrombin time

seconds

• upper limit of the PT normal control

seconds

• serum albumin

• positive hepatitis B surface antigen?

Results

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