Chapter 044 Abdominal Swelling and Ascites (Part 3) pdf

... ether Chapter 044. Abdominal Swelling and Ascites (Part 3) A gradient <1.1 g/dL (low gradient) suggests that the ascites is not due to portal hypertension with >97% accuracy and mandates ... pancreatitis, serositis, pyogenic peritonitis, and nephrotic syndrome (Table 44-1). Table 44-1 presents some of the disease states that produce high-SAAG and low-SAAG...

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... [PMID: 9308124] Parsons SL et al: Malignant ascites. Br J Surg 83:6, 1996 [PMID: 8653366] Chapter 044. Abdominal Swelling and Ascites (Part 4) Chylous ascites refers to a turbid, milky, or creamy ... "transudative" and "exudative" ascites. Am J Med 77:83, 1988 particularly constrictive pericarditis should raise a high index of suspici...

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... loops is Chapter 044. Abdominal Swelling and Ascites (Part 1) Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 44. Abdominal Swelling and Ascites Abdominal Swelling Abdominal swelling or ... the Patient: Abdominal Swelling A carefully executed general physical examination can yield valuable clues concerning the etiology of abdominal swelling. Thus pa...

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... high-gradient ascites include alcoholic Chapter 044. Abdominal Swelling and Ascites (Part 2) Palpation is often difficult with massive ascites, and ballottement of overlying fluid may be the ... ascites and differentiates ascites due to portal hypertension from ascites not due to portal hypertension >97% of the time. Other etiologies of high-gradient ascit...

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... nausea and vomiting. Approach to the Patient: Nausea and Vomiting History and Physical Examination The history helps define the etiology of unexplained nausea and vomiting. Drugs, toxins, and ... vomiting with or without nausea. Chapter 039. Nausea, Vomiting, and Indigestion (Part 3) Disordered gut sensorimotor function also commonly causes nausea and vomiting. G...

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... patients may require surgical intervention without prior imaging. Chapter 121. Intraabdominal Infections and Abscesses (Part 3) Primary Bacterial Peritonitis: Treatment Treatment for PBP ... secondary peritonitis generally have abnormal findings on abdominal examination, with marked voluntary and involuntary guarding of the anterior abdominal musculature. Later findings...

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