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The differential diagnosis of ascites is often clarified by the calculation of the serum albumin to ascites gradient (SAAG) | |||
SAAG = (serum albumin in g/dL) − (ascitic albumin in g/dL) | |||
*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> | *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> | ||
**[[Cirrhosis]] | **[[Cirrhosis]] | ||
Revision as of 11:41, 22 March 2023
Ascites Diagnosis
The differential diagnosis of ascites is often clarified by the calculation of the serum albumin to ascites gradient (SAAG)
SAAG = (serum albumin in g/dL) − (ascitic albumin in g/dL)
- High SAAG > 1.1 g/dL – Indicative of portal hypertension[1]
- Cirrhosis
- Heart failure
- Ascites total protein > 2.5 g/dL suggests cardiac ascites[2]
- Alcoholic hepatitis
- Budd-Chiari syndrome
- Portal vein thrombosis
- Low SAAG < 1.1 g/dL
- Malignancy / peritoneal carcinomatosis
- Nephrotic syndrome
- Pancreatitis
- Peritoneal tuberculosis
- Serositis
- Bowel infarction
- Chylous