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Characteristics of ascitic fluid in cardiac ascites
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2007 Cardiac ascites remains a rare entity with unique clinical and pathogenetic features that are not adequately recognized by clinicians. The purpose of this study was to contribute towards elucidating the nature of cardiac ascites.We describe a series of 26 ascitic fluid samples from eight patients with cardiac ascites that were referred and further ...
Christou, L. +4 more
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Presence of multiple bacterial markers in clinical samples might be useful for presumptive diagnosis of infection in cirrhotic patients with culture-negative reports [PDF]
, 2016 Bacterial infections in cirrhotic patients with ascites are associated with a severe prognosis and an increased risk of death. The microbiological standard tests for the diagnosis of suspected infection, based on culture test of blood and ascitic fluid ...
Boaretti, M +4 more
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Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2011 Background Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is a serious complication in infants and children with chronic liver disease (CLD); however its diagnosis might be difficult.
Abdel-Latif Zainab +8 more
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An Unusual Cause of Abdominal Ascites. [PDF]
, 2018 Abdominal ascites is most commonly caused by portal hypertension from liver cirrhosis. When present, portal hypertension is associated with an elevated serum-ascites albumin gradient (SAAG) ≥1.1 g/dL. In contrast, a SAAG < 1.1 g/dL suggests malignancy,
Chak, Eric W +2 more
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Identifying high and low serum-ascites albumin gradient in ascitic fluid by the point of care dipstick test [PDF]
Journal of Emergency Practice and Trauma, 2016 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).
Leyli Asadabadi +2 more
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Apoptotic neutrophils in ascitic fluid [PDF]
Blood, 2016 ![Figure][1] A 60-year-old man with known hepatitis C, cirrhosis, and mild hepatosplenomegaly was admitted for ascites. He had pancytopenia with leukocyte count 2.6 × 109/L, mild neutropenia 1.6 × 109/L, macrocytic anemia, and mild thrombocytopenia. Elevated international normalized ratio,
Ashish B, Rajput, Ruth, Padmore
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Medical treatment of ascites in cirrhosis [PDF]
, 1993 Medical treatment of cirrhotic ascites is essentially supportive, dictated by the patient's discomfort, impaired cardiovascular or respiratory function and potential for infection. Treatment of ‘simple’ ascites (moderate fluid accumulation, serum albumin
Alexander L. Gerbes +41 more
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Mouse Interferon in Ascitic Fluids [PDF]
Applied Microbiology, 1974 Mouse interferon was obtained in relatively large volumes by the use of ascitic fluid from mice bearing sarcoma 180/TG and subsequently inoculated with Germiston virus.
S M, Buckley, J, Casals
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Dissimilar tumor cell populations in ascitic fluid of ovarian cancer patients
Бюллетень сибирской медицины, 2020 Ovarian cancer is one of the most aggressive and hard-to-treat cancers. About 75% of ovarian cancer cases are detected at later stages of the disease.
E. V. Kaigorodova +5 more
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Bacteriophages in clinical samples can interfere with microbiological diagnostic tools [PDF]
, 2017 Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria, and they are found everywhere their bacterial hosts are present, including the human body. To explore the presence of phages in clinical samples, we assessed 65 clinical samples (blood, ascitic fluid ...
Brown Jaque, Maryury +2 more
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