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| Cirrhosis (Staging: Child-Pugh score) |
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Dr. Wu's Liver diseases
for professionals (medical students and residents)
(Posted Sep. 16, 1996; Updated May 14, 2009)
Cirrhosis (Staging: Child-Pugh score)
For consumers:
(Key words: cirrhosis, Child-Pugh score)
For professionals:
Clinical staging of cirrhosis:
Table: Grading system for cirrhosis: the Child-Pugh score
| Score | Bilirubin
(mg/dl) | Albumin
(gm/dl) | PT (Sec) | Hepatic
encephal | Ascites
(grade) |
| 1 | < 2 | > 3.5 | 1 - 4 | None | None |
|---|
| 2 | 2 - 3 | 2.8 - 3.5 | 4 - 6 | 1 - 2 | Mild |
|---|
| 3 | > 3 | < 2.8 | > 6 | 3 - 4 |
Severe |
|---|
Child class: A: 5 - 6, B: 7 - 9, C: > 9.
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(By Jau-Shin Wu, M.D.; Posted Sep. 16, 1996; Revised May 12, 2009)
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