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<p>Updating to match new version of source page</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;languages/&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;<br /> <br /> ===[[Special:MyLanguage/Ascites|Ascites]] Diagnosis===<br /> <br /> ''The differential diagnosis of ascites is often clarified by the calculation of the serum albumin to ascites gradient (SAAG).^''<br /> <br /> *High SAAG &gt; 1.1 g/dL – Indicative of portal hypertension&lt;ref&gt;Runyon BA. Management of adult patients with ascites due to cirrhosis: update 2012. Amer Assoc Study Liv Dis. 2012; 1-96.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> **[[Special:MyLanguage/Cirrhosis|Cirrhosis]]<br /> **[[Special:MyLanguage/Heart failure|Heart failure]]<br /> ***Ascites total protein &gt; 2.5 g/dL suggests cardiac ascites&lt;ref&gt;Runyon BA. Cardiac ascites: a characterization. J Clin Gastro. 1998; 10(4): 410-412.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> **[[Special:MyLanguage/Alcoholic hepatitis|Alcoholic hepatitis]]<br /> **[[Special:MyLanguage/Budd-Chiari syndrome|Budd-Chiari syndrome]]<br /> **[[Special:MyLanguage/Portal vein thrombosis|Portal vein thrombosis]]<br /> <br /> *Low SAAG &lt; 1.1 g/dL<br /> **Malignancy / peritoneal carcinomatosis<br /> **[[Special:MyLanguage/Nephrotic syndrome|Nephrotic syndrome]]<br /> **[[Special:MyLanguage/Pancreatitis|Pancreatitis]]<br /> **Peritoneal [[Special:MyLanguage/tuberculosis|tuberculosis]]<br /> **Serositis<br /> **Bowel infarction<br /> **Chylous<br /> <br /> ;^SAAG = (serum albumin in g/dL) − (ascitic albumin in g/dL)</div>

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