Ascites

Also Know As Peritoneal Effusion

Sign/Symptoms
Abdominal Bloating Abdominal Swelling Appetite Loss (Anorexia) Breath Shortness (Dyspnoea) Breathing Difficulty When Lying Flat (Orthopnoea) Fluid Collection in Abdominal Cavity (Ascites) Heartburn (Pyrosis) Pain Abdominal Pain Side (Flank) Skin Yellowing (Jaundice) Weight Gain (Body Mass Index Raised)

Drugs

Our Records are Incomplete for Drugs

Treatments
Surgery Portosystemic Shunts (LoE: 2) Paracentesis (LoE: 2) Amino Acids N acetylcysteine (NAC) (LoE: 3) Medical Therapy Paracentesis Weakly in Favour Low Evidence Portosystemic Shunts Weakly in Favour Low Evidence

Attributes

Our Records are Incomplete for Condition Attributes

Further Tests
Creatinine Clearance (CrCl) Creatinine Clearance Rate (Decreased) Osmolality, Blood (Serum Osmolality) Osmolality, Blood (Serum Osmolality) (Decreased) Potassium Concentration (K, Blood) Potassium (K, Blood) (Decreased) Protein Electrophoresis (Blood, Serum Protein) Albumin (Blood) (Decreased)

Ascites

Ascites is the accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity. It is most often attributed to liver damage, although it has also been associated with cancer, pancreatitis, tuberculosis and failure of the heart or kidneys.

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