Presenting Signs and Symptoms
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Small amounts may be asymptomatic
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Abdominal distension and discomfort
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Anorexia, nausea, and early satiety
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Respiratory distress (due to reduced lung volume)
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Bulging flanks, fluid wave, shifting dullness
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Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
Common Cause
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Cirrhosis
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Neoplasm (hepatic cancer or peritoneal carcinomatosis) Congestive heart failure
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Tuberculosis (and other infections)
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Hypoalbuminemia (nephrotic syndrome, protein-losing enteropathy, malnutrition)
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Gore, R.M. (2008). Gastrointestinal. In: Eisenberg, R.L., Margulis, A.R. (eds) The Right Imaging Study. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73774-4_5
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