In medicine (gastroenterology), ascites is a accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity. Although unpleasant, it is not intrinsically harmful. Nevertheless, its causes and complications are both significant medical problems. Ascites - Signs and symptoms. Mild ascites is hard to notice, but severe ascites leads to abdominal distension. In patients with ascites, a doctor will attempt to identify causes, such as a history of liver disease, other signs of portal hypertension or signs of tuberculosis or neph ...

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Ascites: An excessive accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity.

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Several blood tests are commonly performed for ascites, including full blood count, electrolytes and renal function, liver enzymes, and glucose. If the cause is not apparent, serology for viruses known to cause hepatitis and ferritin may contribute to the analysis. Ultrasound investigation with doppler studies can be an important help, and may identify such problems as Budd-Chiari syndrome, portal vein thrombosis and cirrhosis. Additionally, the sonographer can make an estim ...

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In medicine (gastroenterology and hepatology), Budd-Chiari syndrome is the clinical picture caused by occlusion of the hepatic vein. Budd-Chiari syndrome - Signs and symptoms. The syndrome presents with rapidly progressive abdominal pain, hepatomegaly (enlarged liver), ascites, and later the symptoms of hepatic dysfunction: elevated liver enzymes, encephalopathy. A slower-onset form of hepatic venous occlusion is also recognised; this can be painless. Often, the patient is known to have a tend ...

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Ascitic fluid can accumulate as a transudate or an exudate. Amounts of up to 25 litres are fully possible. Roughly, transudates are a result of increased pressure on the portal vein (>8 mmHg), e.g. due to cirrhosis, while exudates are actively secreted fluid due to inflammation or malignancy. As a result, exudates are high in protein, high in lactate dehydrogenase, have a low pH (<7.30), a low glucose level, and more white blood cells. Transudates have low protein (<30g/L), low LDH, high pH, normal glucose, and fewer than 1 w ...

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Bloating is any abnormal general swelling, or increase in diameter of the abdominal area. As a symptom, the patient feels a full and tight abdomen, which may cause abdominal pain. sometimes accompanied by borborygmus. Bloating may have several causes, the most common being accumulation of liquids and intestinal gas. Ascites is the proper medical term for abdominal bloating caused by excessive accumulation of liquid inside the cavity. Common causes for abdominal bloating are: Overeating (gastric distension)

In medicine (gastroenterology and hepatology), Budd-Chiari syndrome is the clinical picture caused by occlusion of the hepatic vein. Budd-Chiari syndrome - Signs and symptoms. The syndrome presents with rapidly progressive abdominal pain, hepatomegaly (enlarged liver), ascites, and later the symptoms of hepatic dysfunction: elevated liver enzymes, encephalopathy. A slower-onset form of hepatic venous occlusion is also recognised; this can be painless. Often, the patient is known to have a tend ...

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Alcoholic liver disease is the major cause of liver disease in Western countries, caused by alcohol. (In Asian countries, viral hepatitis is the major cause.) Alcoholic liver disease - Effects of alcohol. ICD-10 codes are provided below. Alcoholic liver disease - Fatty change K70.0. Fatty change is the accumulation of fat in liver cells which can be seen as fatty globules under the microscope. Alcoholism causes large fatty globules (macrovesicular steatosis). Small fatty ...

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• Alcoholic liver disease - Alcoholic hepatitis K70.1
• Alcoholic liver disease - Liver fibrosis K70.2
• Alcoholic liver disease - Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver K70.3 and Alcoholic hepatic failure K70.4

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Cirrhosis is a chronic disease of the liver in which liver tissue is replaced by connective tissue, resulting in the loss of liver function. Cirrhosis is caused by damage from toxins (including alcohol), metabolic problems, chronic viral hepatitis or other causes. Cirrhosis is sometimes referred to by its obsolete eponym Laennec's cirrhosis after René Laënnec. Cirrhosis is irreversible but treatment of the caus ...

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Hepatitis is a gastroenterological disease, featuring inflammation of the liver. The clinical signs and prognosis, as well as the therapy, depend on the cause. Hepatitis - Signs and symptoms. Hepatitis is characterised by fatigue, malaise, joint aches, abdominal pain, vomiting 2-3 times per day for the first 5 days, loss of appetite, dark urine, fever, hepatomegaly (enlarged liver) and jaundice (icterus). Some chronic forms of hepatitis show very few of these signs and only present when the longstanding inf ...

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• Hepatitis - Autoimmune
• Hepatitis - Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency
• Hepatitis - Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis

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X-ray or Röntgen radiation is a form of electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength in the range of 10 nanometers to 100 picometers (corresponding to frequencies in the range 30 PHz to 3 EHz). X-rays are primarily used for diagnostic medical imaging and crystallography. X-rays are a form of ionizing radiation and as such can be dangerous. In most languages it is called Röntgen radiation (or an equivalent name) after its discoverer Wilhelm Röntgen. X-ray - Physics. X-rays with a wavel ...

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Atenolol C07AB03 Atenolol is a drug belonging to the group of beta blockers, a class of drugs used primarily in cardiovascular diseases. Introduced in 1976, Atenolol was developed as a replacement for propanolol in the treatment of hypertension. Hypertension is a clinical condition in which the arterial blood pressure in rest exceeds constantly 140/90 mm Hg (as defined by the World Health Organization). Hypertension is a risk factor for stroke, myocardial infar ...

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Clostridium difficile (pronunciation ▶ (help·info)) (also referred to as C. diff or C-diff) is a species of bacteria of the genus Clostridium which are gram-positive, anaerobic spore-forming rods. They cause pseudomembranous colitis, a severe infection of the colon, often after normal gut flora is eradicated by the use of antibiotics. Treatment is by stopping any antibiotics and commencing specific anticlostridial antibiotics, e.g. ...

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• Clostridium difficile - Cracking of the genetic code of the Quebec strain
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Acute pancreatitis is a rapidly-onset inflammation of the pancreas. Depending on its severity, it can have severe complications and high mortality despite treatment. While mild cases settle with conservative measures or endoscopy, severe cases require surgery (often more than one intervention) to contain the disease process. Acute pancreatitis - Symptoms and signs. Common symptoms include: Severe abdominal pain often radiating through to the back. Nausea, vomiting and loss of appetite. ...

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Saffron is a spice derived from the flower of the saffron crocus (Crocus sativus), a species of crocus in the family Iridaceae. The flower's three stigmas (the distal ends of the plant's carpels, or female reproductive organs) and parts of its style (a stalk connecting the stigmas to the rest of the plant) are often dried and used in cooking as a seasoning and colouring agent. Saffron, which has for decades been the world's most expensive spice by weight,[1]^Including:

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The syndrome presents with rapidly progressive abdominal pain, hepatomegaly (enlarged liver), ascites, and later the symptoms of hepatic dysfunction: elevated liver enzymes, encephalopathy. A slower-onset form of hepatic venous occlusion is also recognised; this can be painless. Often, the patient is known to have a tendency towards thrombosis, while Budd-Chiari syndrome can also be the first symptom of such a tendency. ...

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Budd-Chiari syndrome, Budd-Chiari syndrome - Signs and symptoms, Budd-Chiari syndrome - Diagnosis, Budd-Chiari syndrome - Causes, Budd-Chiari syndrome - Pathophysiology, Budd-Chiari syndrome - Treatment

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Topical anesthesia, in the form of EMLA cream is most commonly used to enable relatively painless venipuncture (blood collection) and placement of intravenous cannulae (or 'drip') in children. It may also be suitable for other kinds of punctures such as ascites drainage and amniocentesis. Surface anesthesia also facilitates some endoscopic procedures such as bronchoscopy (visualization of the lower airways) or cystosco ...

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Cirrhosis - Initial symptoms. Early symptoms include red palms, spider angioma (red spots on the upper body), hypertrophy of the parotid glands, and fibrosis of tendons in the hands. Clubbing may develop. Many people with cirrhosis have no symptoms in the early stages of the disease. However, as scar tissue replaces healthy cells, liver function starts to fail and a person may experience the following symptoms: exhaustion fatigue loss of appetite nausea weakness weight loss abdominal pain See also:

Cirrhosis, Cirrhosis - Symptoms, Cirrhosis - Initial symptoms, Cirrhosis - Complications, Cirrhosis - Causes, Cirrhosis - Diagnosis, Cirrhosis - Pathology, Cirrhosis - Pathophysiology, Cirrhosis - Treatment, Cirrhosis - Epidemiology

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Ovarian cancer staging is by the FIGO staging system and uses information obtained after surgery, which should include a total abdominal hysterectomy, removal of (usually) both ovaries and fallopian tubes, (usually) the omentum, and pelvic (peritoneal) washings for cytology. The AJCC stage is the same as the FIGO stage. Stage I - limited to one or both ovaries IA - involves one ovary; capsule intact; no tumor on ovarian surface; no malignant cells in ascites or peritoneal washings IB - involves both ovaries; ca ...

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Graves-Basedow disease is a disorder characterized by a triad of hyperthyroidism, goitre, and exophthalmos (bulging eyeballs). Due to the many physiological actions of thyroid hormone, many symptoms and signs are linked to Graves' disease: Cardiac: cardiac arrhythmias (especially atrial fibrillation), tachycardia (increased heart rate), collapsing pulse and widened pulse pressure (difference between systolic and diastolic BP) and congestive cardiac failure with peripheral edema, ascites, anasarca. Endoc ...

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Graves-Basedow disease, Graves-Basedow disease - Signs and symptoms, Graves-Basedow disease - Diagnosis, Graves-Basedow disease - Pathophysiology, Graves-Basedow disease - Treatment, Graves-Basedow disease - Antithyroid drugs, Graves-Basedow disease - Radioiodine, Graves-Basedow disease - Surgery, Graves-Basedow disease - Eye disease, Graves-Basedow disease - If left untreated, Graves-Basedow disease - Epidemiology, Graves-Basedow disease - History, Graves-Basedow disease - Bibliography, Graves-Basedow disease - External link

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