The music is heavily influenced by a melting pot of nationalities due to the heavy immigration of the time. Throughout the period, immigrants arrived from Europe, Ireland, The United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, and Italy and, mixing with the Spanish, Mexican, Native American influenced the genre.
MELD Score. Doctors use a calculation called the MELD score to assess the severity of liver failure, usually caused by cirrhosis. The MELD score is calculated from the results of 3 blood tests: PT/INR, bilirubin and creatinine, which is a measure of kidney function.
Tests and procedures used to diagnose acute liver failure include: Blood tests. Blood tests to determine how well your liver is functioning may include the prothrombin time test, which measures how long it takes your blood to clot. With acute liver failure, blood won't clot as quickly as it should.