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I particularly enjoy the statement "Comparable is also Numeri 5:11ff, where a confirmed adulteress is punished with swelling of the abdomen."
Might they be referring to pregnancy?
12.210.82.110 22:14, 21 March 2007 (UTC) bwhitehurst81
that was my interpretation as well... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.49.6.225 (talk) 10:39, 19 April 2015 (UTC)
Is it worth mentioning that, in the past, one of the methods of propagating tissue culture cells was to propagate them in the peritoneum of syngeneic mice, and that this caused ascites formation? They even used to generate antibodies by injecting mice with monoclonal B-cells.... user:Fhayashi
Prof Moore and Dr Aithal have written a guideline for the management of cirrhotic ascites. May be worth using for the paragraphs on management[1]. JFW | T@lk 15:28, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
It's correct, even B-cells could be cultured in this ascitic areas to accomplish monoclonal antibody production. Ascites also exist in human cancers, like pancreatic cancer.
no, he's referring to B lymphocytes. They sorta act as the body's memory of infectious threats (antigens). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B_cells — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.49.6.225 (talk) 10:42, 19 April 2015 (UTC)
doi:10.1002/hep.21699 - the role of the RAS system may be overvalued. JFW | T@lk 16:39, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
If SAAG = ascites albumin - serum albumin, what happens when the ascites have lower albumin than the serum? Is that still exudative?
71.234.109.192 (talk) 02:19, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
this article is quite out of date. as a practicing hepatologist, we have not characterized ascites as exudative vs transudative in over a decade. It is characterized by a high vs low SAAG. SAAG is defined by (serum albumin - ascites albumin). It is a simple mathematical calculation that correlates very well with whether or not the ascites is due to portal hypertension or not. If not, (a low SAAG) then the cause is peritoneal (=abdominal infection or bowel perforation or malignancy, etc) and has nothing to do with the liver or the heart. This does not respond to diuretics
As to your question: ascites always has a lower albumin than serum. The question is how much lower. >1.1 is significant (a high SAAG) and less is a low SAAG (i.e a peritoneal cause of ascites).
In summary, ascites is generally caused by above the liver (high lung or heart pressures), the liver (cirrhosis, or hepatic vein thrombosis) or peritoneal. Only peritoneal has a low SAAG.
If it would helpful I can email you an article I published as a summary on the workup of ascites.
dfdies@yahoo.com
david f. dies, md, mba03:15, 9 January 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dfdies (talk • contribs)
With all the mispronunciations heard in House, MD and other medical shows, it may be a good idea to add a pronuciation key to either this article or the Wiktionary entry for ascites. --NetRolller 3D 19:09, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
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