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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