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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

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Meld Score Of 15

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Dr. Albana Sejdini MD

Meld score. It has increased from 8 to 11 or 12 since the start of the clinical trial. The head nurse ... working. Is the increase in the Meld score of concern? XXXXXXX E. Cohen-... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Albana Sejdini ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Ramesh Kumar MD

This is a follow up concerning my meld score and inr. I do not know if you need this info. My inr was2.2 and protime was 20.5 seconds. Normal range 11.5-14.3 seconds. Refer to ? that I asked earlier ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ramesh Kumar ( Gastroenterologist)
Dr.   Ramesh Kumar MD

. Portal vein up to 8mm in diameter with normal directional flow. Is that ok? Meld score of 13 but Dr. said Coumadin raises the meld score and if he remembered he would not have ordered... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ramesh Kumar ( Gastroenterologist)
Dr. Pravin Banodkar MD

compensated cirrhosis'. MELD score is low. Bili, albumin and INR are normal, but platelet counts continue to be low. Following treatment, is there any possibility of returning to work in the OR or... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pravin Banodkar ( Dermatologist)
Dr.  Ivan Rommstein MD

weeks ago then endes up in ER. His MELD score on admission on July 27 2016 was 35. I cannot handle this ... daily inpatient now. Because of kidneys not functioning on admission this is first... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan Rommstein ( General Surgeon)

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Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

My husband is in stage 4 liver failure and is in need of a liver transplant....I do not understand what all these MELD Scores mean....just keep hearing that the higher that number is the more likely he ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

I have NASH and the hospitals in Arizona require a meld scoree of 32+ before they do a liver transplant here My doctor has suggested that I chcck to see what the lowest meld score is at Ochsnee... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi MD

Hello, I m a 62 yr old female with fatty liver although I have never drank or been obese. My meld score is 15. I am a type 2 diabetic. I am at stage 3. I would like to know when I should have a ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

my husband has cirrhosis and has a meld score of 16. he was in the hospital for 5 days due to a high fever - the doctors lowered the fever right away and it never spiked again. they could not find ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Sunil MD

Bilirubin 2.43 mg/dl (direct 0.95 & indirect 1.43) all enzymes are normal, INR 1.4 , MELD score 14. Hb.14 ... there any thing you can offer to improve the Bilirubin and MELD score. Thank you ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sunil ( Gastroenterologist)