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Ascitic Fluid Analysis

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Bar-Meir S, Lerner E, Conn HO. Analysis of ascitic fluid in cirrhosis. Digestive diseases and sciences. 1979 Feb 1;24(2):136-44. Pubmed

Boyer TD, Kahn AM, Reynolds TB. Diagnostic value of ascitic fluid lactic dehydrogenase, protein, and WBC levels. Archives of internal medicine. 1978 Jul 1;138(7):1103-5. Pubmed

Huang LL, Xia HH, Zhu SL. Ascitic fluid analysis in the differential diagnosis of ascites: focus on cirrhotic ascites. Journal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology. 2014 Mar;2(1):58. Pubmed

Pare P, Talbot J, Hoefs JC. Serum-ascites albumin concentration gradient: a physiologic approach to the differential diagnosis of ascites. Gastroenterology. 1983 Aug 1;85(2):240-4. Pubmed

Runyon BA, Montano AA, Akriviadis EA, Antillon MR, Irving MA, McHutchison JG. The serum-ascites albumin gradient is superior to the exudate-transudate concept in the differential diagnosis of ascites. Annals of internal medicine. 1992 Aug 1;117(3):215-20. Pubmed