Taber's Medical Dictionary
Child-Pugh score
A rating scale used to assess the severity of cirrhosis of the liver. It includes objective measurements of a cirrhotic patient’s albumin, total bilirubin, and INR; bedside estimates of the patient’s alertness or confusion; and radiographic evidence of ascites. Also known as Child-Pugh-Turcotte score.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Child-Pugh Score." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/775931/all/Child_Pugh_score.
Child-Pugh score. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/775931/all/Child_Pugh_score. Accessed May 12, 2025.
Child-Pugh score. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/775931/all/Child_Pugh_score
Child-Pugh Score [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2025 May 12]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/775931/all/Child_Pugh_score.
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