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Maddrey DF
Alcoholic Hepatitis
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How it is calculated
Maddrey discriminant function = 4.6 x (patient PT - control PT) + bilirubin in mg/dL. A value OF 32 or more marks severe disease with roughly 30-50% one-month mortality, and is the traditional threshold for corticosteroids - but active infection, GI bleeding and renal failure must be excluded first, because steroids in those settings do harm.
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Discriminant function in alcoholic hepatitis, traditionally the threshold for considering steroids.
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