For example, in a patient with refractory ascites, a MELD score of 10, a serum sodium concentration of 125 mmol/L, and a serum albumin concentration of 2.0 g/dL, the MELDNa score would be 21 and 5vMELD score would be 26 (differences from MELD of 11 and 16 points, respectively). Here, ALB is linked to Ascites.