[ConservativeMind]

The free, online calculator only needs the following blood values:

3 Parameter (slightly less accurate): Platelets, Bilirubin, and INR

5 Parameter (slightly more accurate): Platelets, Bilirubin, Cholinesterase, Gamma-glutamyl transferase, and aPTT

It is available here:

3 and 5 Parameter Model to estimate the severity of portal hypertension (HVPG) in patients with compensated advanced chronic liver disease (cACLD)

Clinically significant portal hypertension (CSPH, i.e., HVPG≥10mmHg) was properly identified 77.5% with the 3 Parameter test and 78.9% with the 5 Parameter test.

The test identified severe PH (i.e. HVPG≥16mmHg) correctly 73.7% with the 3 Parameter test and 82.8% with the 5 Parameter test, according to what I gathered from the abstract.

[ConservativeMind]

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[Drew68]

A simple online calculator detects liver cirrhosis

Adding up my liquor store receipts?

[sauropod]

bkmk

[rexthecat]

I drank heavily for 50 years. When I stopped drinking at 70 my doctor ran a lot of tests. He told me that my liver was normal, with no sign of a fatty liver or cirrhosis. I was surprised to say the least!

[Nifster]

Good news

[UnwashedPeasant]

If anyone is researching cirrhosis cures, check out Dr. Burton Berkson’s Alpha Lipoic Acid protocol for cirrhosis and other liver damage.

It consists mostly of alpha lipoic acid 600 mg, silymarin (milk thistle extract) 900 mg, and selenium 400 mcg, taken daily in divided oral doses.

There are some youtube videos.

[telescope115]

I have never seen this calculator, but I used a different one for MELD score, since my liver was already decompensated.
MELD ( for “Model for End stage Liver Disease”) scoring is determined thru bloodwork and is an indicator of how bad the condition of the liver really is.
If a cirrhosis patient’s score gets high enough, the computer database bumps that person to the top of the list, or near the top, where that person is, hopefully, matched to a donor liver without waiting too long.
It’s cool to see this. I never did.

[telescope115]

I have never seen this calculator, but I used a different one for MELD score, since my liver was already decompensated.
MELD ( for “Model for End stage Liver Disease”) scoring is determined thru bloodwork and is an indicator of how bad the condition of the liver really is.
If a cirrhosis patient’s score gets high enough, the computer database bumps that person to the top of the list, or near the top, where that person is, hopefully, matched to a donor liver without waiting too long.
It’s cool to see this. I never did.