Guest guest Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 Hi Ken, Since it looks like my tagline, I'll answer. In case you encounter any more common abbreviations, in the Database section on the group web page, you can find a database of many common abbreviations. Additional information about some of these (MELD, for example) is listed on the psc-literature.org website. MELD - Model for End Stage Liver disease - refers to the objective score that is computed using lab values to rank adult candidates for liver transplantation. Lab values include INR (blood clotting) Bilirubin and Creatinine. Listed Ltx - Listed for liver transplant HE Heptatic encephalopathy (Nasty symptom of end stage liver disease where you get confused and your memory becomes impaired and it can eventually lead to coma. This is a very simplified description - more info. on the psc-literature.org website.) I know it seems strange to new people, but I think sharing things like this helps people know where I'm coming from with this disease when they read my posts. Knowing that I have HE might make them more forgiving if I ramble or if I totally miss the point, for example. Keep asking your questions! Deb in VA PSC 1998, UC 1999, Listed Ltx 2001, HE 1/2005, MELD 18 > > This is Ken, the new guy here... > > What are all of these Acronymns??? What is MELD? Listed Ltx? HE? > Please let me know. > > Kenny > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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