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1 ASCITES: Diagnostic evaluation
ASCITES: Diagnostic evaluation. CHF = congestive heart failure; GLU = glucose (mg/dL); LDH = lactate dehydrogenase (IU/L); PMN = polymorphonuclear neutrophil (cells/mm3); RBC = red blood cell count (cells/mm3); SAAG = serum-ascitesalbumin gradient (g/dL); TP = total protein (g/dL); WBC = white blood cell count (cells/mm3). (Modified, with permission, from Feldman M, Friedman LS, Brandt LJ [editors]. Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Management. 9th ed. Saunders, 2010.) Source: DDx/Algorithms, Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 6e Citation: Nicoll D, Lu C, Pignone M, McPhee SJ. Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 6e; 2012 Available at: Accessed: November 08, 2017 Copyright © 2017 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved

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