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| Hepatitis Discriminant Function for Corticosteroid Therapy in Alcoholic Hepatitis |
The EBMcalc module Hepatitis Discriminant Function for Corticosteroid Therapy in Alcoholic Hepatitis is available in EBMcalc Complete Edition.
This calculator yields the following results:
- Index
Equation parameters include:
- Prothrombin Time
- Control Prothrombin Time
- Bilirubin
References
- Carithers RL Jr, Herlong HF, Diehl AM, Shaw EW, Combes B, Fallon HJ, Maddrey WC. Methylprednisolone therapy in patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis. A randomized multicenter trial. Ann Intern Med. 1989 May 1;110(9):685-90. PubMed ID: 2648927
- Maddrey WC, Boitnott JK, Bedine MS, et.al. Corticosteroid therapy of alcoholic hepatitis. Gastroenterology. 1978 Aug;75(2):193-9. PubMed ID: 352788
- Ramond MJ, Poynard T, Rueff B, Mathurin P, Theodore C, Chaput JC, Benhamou JP. A randomized trial of prednisolone in patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis. N Engl J Med. 1992 Feb 20;326(8):507-512. PubMed ID: 1531090
- Scott L. Friedman, MD et. al. editors. Current Diagnosis & Treatment in Gastroenterology. 2nd Ed. (2003). NLMN ID: 101156628
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