MELD score

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First Aid for the USMLE Step 1, 2010 (First Aid USMLE)Answer B

The MELD score was developed to predict survival in patients following placement of TIPS. This has recently been adopted by UNOS to identify patients at high risk for mortality while awaiting liver transplantation and to prioritize patients on the active liver transplant waiting list. OF numerous variables assessed to derive this score only the bilirubin, INR and serum creatinine were shown to be significant in multivariate analysis.

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