- ABDOMINAL EXAM FINDINGS: DISTENSION AND DULLNESS ON PERCUSSION NO STIGMATA OF LIVER DISEASE, NO ASTERIXIS THE REST OF EXAMINATION WAS NORMAL
EXAM FINDINGS:
-POCUS SHOWED PRESENCE OF ASCITES
ASCITES SCHEMA
paracentesis showed presence of low SAAG ascites
reflections on ascitic fluid analysis
When patients have high SAAG ascites we can think about portal hypertension related causes this patient had low SAAG ascites. Low SAAG ascites can be secondary to serositis or we can consider organ-specific causes.Low SAAG ascites can be due to capillary leak seen in inflamma conditions or hypoalbuminemia as seen in nephrotic syndrome
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