Medical Criteria – H
HAEMODIALYSIS:
- Toxins that have high water solubility, low protein binding, low molecular weight, adequate concentration gradient, small volume of distribution, or rapid plasma equilibration
- Clinical deterioration despite maximal medical support
HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA STAGING CRITERIA:
- Milan Criteria*: 1 tumour ≤5 cm Up to 3 tumours each ≤3 cm.
- UCSF Criteria*: 1 tumour ≤6.5 cm Up to 3 tumours each ≤4.5 cm, total diameter ≤8 cm.
- Toronto Criteria*: No tumour size or number restrictions, no systemic symptoms, Not poorly differentiated
*Each criteria assumes no extrahepatic and no macrovascular invasion.
HYPERPARATHYROIDISM:
- Specific laboratory criteria
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- Elevated serum Ca2+, marked hypercalciuria, Cr clearance <30% normal, bone density reduction with T score <2.5, <50 yrs).
