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===[[Special:MyLanguage/Ascites|Ascites]] Diagnosis===

''The differential diagnosis of ascites is often clarified by the calculation of the serum albumin to ascites gradient (SAAG).^''

*High SAAG > 1.1 g/dL – Indicative of portal hypertension<ref>Runyon BA. Management of adult patients with ascites due to cirrhosis: update 2012. Amer Assoc Study Liv Dis. 2012; 1-96.</ref>
**[[Special:MyLanguage/Cirrhosis|Cirrhosis]]
**[[Special:MyLanguage/Heart failure|Heart failure]]
***Ascites total protein > 2.5 g/dL suggests cardiac ascites<ref>Runyon BA. Cardiac ascites: a characterization. J Clin Gastro. 1998; 10(4): 410-412.</ref>
**[[Special:MyLanguage/Alcoholic hepatitis|Alcoholic hepatitis]]
**[[Special:MyLanguage/Budd-Chiari syndrome|Budd-Chiari syndrome]]
**[[Special:MyLanguage/Portal vein thrombosis|Portal vein thrombosis]]

*Low SAAG < 1.1 g/dL
**Malignancy / peritoneal carcinomatosis
**[[Special:MyLanguage/Nephrotic syndrome|Nephrotic syndrome]]
**[[Special:MyLanguage/Pancreatitis|Pancreatitis]]
**Peritoneal [[Special:MyLanguage/tuberculosis|tuberculosis]]
**Serositis
**Bowel infarction
**Chylous

;^SAAG = (serum albumin in g/dL) − (ascitic albumin in g/dL)