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===[[Ascites]]===
*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>
*[[Hepatitis]] or [[cirrhosis]] (most common)
**[[Cirrhosis]]
*[[Heart failure]] or constrictive [[pericarditis]]
**[[Heart failure]]
*Malignancy (primary or metastatic peritoneal carcinoma)
***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>
*[[Pancreatitis]]
**[[Alcoholic hepatitis]]
*[[Vasculitis]]
**[[Budd-Chiari syndrome]]
*[[Connective tissue disorder]]s
**[[Portal vein thrombosis]]
*Chylous ascites
 
*Low SAAG < 1.1 g/dL
**Malignancy / peritoneal carcinomatosis
**[[Nephrotic syndrome]]
**[[Pancreatitis]]
**Peritoneal tuberculosis
**Serositis
**Bowel infarction
**Chylous

Revision as of 08:03, 3 May 2020

  1. Runyon BA. Management of adult patients with ascites due to cirrhosis: update 2012. Amer Assoc Study Liv Dis. 2012; 1-96.
  2. Runyon BA. Cardiac ascites: a characterization. J Clin Gastro. 1998; 10(4): 410-412.