Congestive Heart Failure: What You Need to Know. 1  Many disorders can cause congestive heart failure, such as high blood pressure, atherosclerosis, infections, heart valve issues, cardiomyopathy, arrhythmias, anemia and diabetes. 2  Complications include swelling of the legs (edema), kidney problems and fluid in the lungs.
Glasgow Coma Scale. The Glasgow coma scale is used to assess patients in a coma. The initial score correlates with the severity of brain injury and prognosis. The Glasgow Coma Scale provides a score in the range 3-15; patients with scores of 3-8 are usually said to be in a coma. Score for eye opening + score for [â¦]
The Score Formula. The MELD Score currently used by United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) to prioritize transplant organ follows the following formula: MELD = 3.8[Ln serum bilirubin (mg/dL)] + 11.2[Ln INR] + 9.6[Ln serum creatinine (mg/dL)] + 6.4. Where, Ln is a natural algorithm.