Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG) - Differential Diagnosis High albumin gradient (>1.1 g/dl): - Cirrhosis - Alcoholic hepatitis - Cardiac ascites - Massive liver metastases - Fulminant hepatic failure - Hepatic vein thrombosis (Budd-Chiari syndrome) - Portal vein thrombosis - Veno-occlusive disease - Acute fatty liver of pregnancy - Myxedema - "Mixed ascites" Low albumin gradient (<1.1 g/dl): - Peritoneal carcinomatosis - Tuberculosis - Biliary ascites without cirrhosis - Nephrotic syndrome - Ascites associated with connective tissue disease - Ascites associated with bowel ischemia/infarction #SAAG #Serum #Ascites #Albumin #Gradient #Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology
