How to determine the degree of cirrhosis

The diagnosis of liver cirrhosis depends on a series of clinical tests, biochemical indicators, imaging tests and sometimes liver biopsy. These tests can help doctors understand the functional status, structural changes and pathological characteristics of the liver, so as to determine the degree of liver cirrhosis.

Clinical tests include observation of symptoms and signs, such as jaundice, ascites, liver palms, spider nevi, etc., which may be clinical manifestations of patients with liver cirrhosis. Biochemical indicators mainly check some parameters related to liver function, such as transaminase, bilirubin, albumin, etc., and abnormalities of these indicators often reflect the degree of liver damage. Imaging examination, such as B-ultrasound, CT, MRI, etc., can visually observe the shape, size and internal structure of liver, and help to discover characteristic changes of liver cirrhosis. Liver biopsy is the most direct and accurate method to determine the degree of liver cirrhosis, but it is an invasive examination and needs careful consideration.