THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN LIGHT CRITERIA AND SERUM ASCITES ALBUMIN GRADIENT FOR DISTINGUISHING TRANSUDATE AND EXUDATE

Evaluation of Plasma-pleural Effusion Albumin Gradient for Differentiating between Pleural Transudate and Exudate

Identifying high and low serum-ascites albumin gradient in ascitic fluid by the point of care dipstick test

Objective: To evaluate the capability of ascitic fluid dipstick results for pH, glucose, and protein in order to predict a low serum-ascites albumin gradient (SAAG) at the bedside of the patient in the emergency department (ED). Methods: This prospective cross-sectional study was conducted during one year in the ED of Afzalipour hospital in Kerman, Iran. ...

Pleural Fluid, Transudate and Exudate

Pleural effusion is a common clinical problem. In the normal state, the pleural cavity is bathed in a small volume of physiologic pleural fluid containing mainly macrophages and lymphocytes. The volume of the pleural fluid can increase dramatically with most pathologic conditions affecting the pleura. The pleural effusion will alter the respiratory mechanics, commonly resulting in dyspnea. It i...

The Evaluation of Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient and Portal Hypertensive changes in Cirrhotic Patients with Ascites

Introduction Ascites is a common complication of chronic liver diseases and is related to the extent of portal hypertension. This study evaluated whether the serum ascites albumin gradient (SAAG) (the difference between the albumin level of serum and of ascitic fluid) is endowed with clinical implications. Materials and methods This is a prospective study involving 50 patients with cirrhosis ...

Usefulness of Serum Ascites Cholesterol Gradient (sacg), Total Protein (tp) Ratio and Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (saag) in Differentiating Tuberculous Ascites and Cirrhotic Ascites

Background: Differential diagnosis of ascites is a common clinical problem and is usually done by Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG).However many other markers can also be utilized for the same. Aims & Objective: This study was carried out to evaluate the diagnostic efficiency of ascitic fluid cholesterol, serum ascites albumin gradient (SAAG) , Total protein Ratio and serum ascites choleste...