Maddrey's Discriminant Function for Alcoholic Hepatitis
Suggests which patients with alcoholic hepatitis may have a poor prognosis and benefit from steroid administration.
Interpretation
Source: Maddrey WC, Boitnott JK, Bedine MS, Weber FL, Mezey E, White RI (1978). Corticosteroid therapy of alcoholic hepatitis. Gastroenterology. 75 (2): 193–9. PMID 352788