List of top Medicine Questions on Ascites and SAAG interpretation

A patient has ascitic fluid with a serum-ascites albumin gradient (SAAG) greater than 1.1 g/dL and an ascitic total protein concentration of 2.8 g/dL. The most likely cause is:

The acid-base status of a patient is as follows: pH 7.45, pCO2 30 mm Hg, pO2 105 mm Hg. The patient has partially compensated:

A patient presents with symptoms of hypoglycemia. Investigations reveal decreased blood glucose and increased insulin levels. A C-peptide assay shows a normal level of C-peptide. The most likely diagnosis is: