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'''Ascites''' is finding that has many causes. | '''Ascites''' is finding that has many causes. | ||
Most common cause: cirrhosis.<ref>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/170907-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/170907-overview]. Accessed: 21 July 2010.</ref> | Most common cause: [[cirrhosis]].<ref>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/170907-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/170907-overview]. Accessed: 21 July 2010.</ref> | ||
==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
Latest revision as of 21:24, 17 August 2014
Ascites is finding that has many causes.
Most common cause: cirrhosis.[1]
Classification
- Clinical classification is usually based on SAAG and can be divided several ways.
- SAAG = serum albumin - ascites gradient; the concentration gradient between the ascites fluid and plasma.
- High SAAG, AKA "transudative", > 1.1 g/dL.
- Usually liver causes (cirrhosis, hepatic congestion).
- Low SAAG, AKA "exudative", < 1.1 g/dL.
See also
References
- ↑ URL: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/170907-overview. Accessed: 21 July 2010.