63549-0

Albumin in serum - albumin in peritoneal fluid [Mass concentration difference]

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LP157160-5 Albumin.serum-albumin.periton fld
The serum-ascites albumin gradient (SAAG) is a calculation used in medicine to help determine the cause of ascites. The SAAG may be a better discriminant than the older method of classifying ascites fluid as a transudate versus exudate. The formula is as follows:

SAAG = (albumin concentration of serum) - (albumin concentration of ascitic [peritoneal] fluid).

Ideally, the two values should be measured at the same time. A high gradient (> 1.1 g/dL) indicates the ascites is due to portal hypertension with 97% accuracy. Important causes of high SAAG ascites include: 1) high protein (> 2.5) which can lead to heart failure, and 2) low protein (< 2.5) which can lead to cirrhosis of the liver (Budd Chiari syndrome). A low gradient (< 1.1 g/dL ) indicates causes of ascites not associated with increased portal pressure, including nephrotic syndrome, tuberculosis, and various types of cancer. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia , Serum-ascites albumin gradient (Wikipedia)

Fully-Specified Name

Component: Albumin.serum-Albumin.periton fld
Property: MCncDiff
Time: Pt
System: Periton fld+Ser/Plas
Scale: Qn
Method

Additional Names

Long Common Name: Albumin in serum - albumin in peritoneal fluid [Mass concentration difference]
Short Name: Albumin ser-prt fld-MCDiff
Display Name: Albumin in serum - albumin in peritoneal fluid (Periton fld+S/P) [Mass conc diff]
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info: Albumin in serum - albumin in peritoneal fluid, Peritoneal Fluid+Blood

Basic Attributes

Class: CHEM
Type: Laboratory
First Released: Version 2.36
Last Updated: Version 2.70 (MIN)
Change Reason: ERRONEOUS. Changed Component from Albumin.periton fld-Albumin.serum.
Order vs. Observation: Both

Formula (Readable)

SAAG = (albumin concentration of serum) - (albumin concentration of ascitic fluid)

Language Variants Get Info

Tag	Language	Translation
de-AT	German (Austria)	Synonyms: Albumin Serum/Aszites-Differenz
el-GR	Greek (Greece)	Αλβουμίνη (λευκωματίνη).ορός-λευκωματίνη.περιτοναϊκό υγρό:MCncDiff:Pt:Περιτοναϊκό υγρό+Ορός/Πλάσμα:Qn: Synonyms: MCncDiff Αλβουμίνη (Λευκωματίνη) Αλβουμίνη (λευκωματίνη).ορός Αλβουμίνη (λευκωματίνη).ορός-λευκωματίνη.περιτοναϊκό υγρό Αλβουμίνη (λευκωματίνη).περιτοναϊκό υγρό
es-ES	Spanish (Spain)	Albúmina en suero - Albúmina en líquido peritoneal:MCncDiff:Punto temporal:Líquido peritoneal+ Suero/plasma:Qn: Synonyms: Cuantitativo
es-MX	Spanish (Mexico)	Albúmina.suero-albúmina.peritón fld:Diferencia de concentración de masa:Punto temporal:Líquido peritoneal y suero o plasma:Cuantitativo:
fr-CA	French (Canada)	Albumine.sérum-Albumine.liquide péritonéal:MCncDiff:Temps ponctuel:Liquide péritonéal+Sérum/Plasma:Quantitatif: Synonyms: Null
fr-FR	French (France)	Albumine sérum-albumine liquide péritonéale:Masse/Volume(différence):Ponctuel:Ascite+Sérum/Plasma:Numérique:
fr-BE	French (Belgium)	Albumine.sérum-Albumine.liquide péritonéal:Différence en concentration masse:Temps ponctuel:Liquide péritonéal+Sérum/Plasma:Quantitatif:
it-IT	Italian (Italy)	Albumina.siero-albumina.liquido peritoneale:MCncDiff:Pt:Liquido peritoneale+Siero/Plasma:Qn: Synonyms: Albumina in liquido peritoneale Albumina in siero Albumina in siero - albumina in liquido peritoneal Chimica Differenza di concentrazione di massa Liquido peritoneale Plasma Punto nel tempo (episodio) Siero Siero o Plasma
nl-NL	Dutch (Netherlands)	albumine.serum-albumine.peritoneaalvocht:massa/volume verschil:moment:peritenoaalvocht en serum of plasma:kwantitatief:
pl-PL	Polish (Poland)	Albumina w surowicy - albumina w płynie otrzewnowym:różnica stężenia masowego:punkt w czasie:płyn otrzewnowy i surowica lub osocze:ilościowy:
ru-RU	Russian (Russian Federation)	Альбумин.сыворотка-альбумин.перитон ждк:МассКонцРазн:ТчкВрм:Перитон ждк+Сыв/Плаз:Колич: Synonyms: Альбумин в перитонеальной ждк Альбумин в сыворотке - альбумин в перитон жидкости Количественный Массовых концентраций разность Перитонеальная жидкость Перитонеальная жидкость и сыворотка или плазма Плазма Сыворотка Сыворотка или Плазма Точка во времени;Момент
tr-TR	Turkish (Turkey)	Albumin.serum-albumin.periton sv:KütKonsFrk:Zmlı:Periton sv+Ser/Plaz:Kant:
zh-CN	Chinese (China)	白蛋白.血清-白蛋白.腹膜液:质量浓度差:时间点:腹膜液+血清/血浆:定量型: Synonyms: Alb;清蛋白;白;白朊;蛋白素;蛋白胚乳;蛋白质.白蛋白;血液制品 - 白蛋白 Ser SR 化学;化学检验项目;化学检验项目类;化学类;化学试验;非刺激耐受型化学检验项目;非刺激耐受型化学检验项目类;非刺激耐受型化学试验;非刺激耐受型化学试验类可用数量表示的;定量性;数值型;数量型;连续数值型标尺时刻;随机;随意;瞬间水平差值;浓度差值;质量浓度(单位体积)差值;质量浓度差（差值、差异、差别、差额、区别）浆液白蛋白.腹腔积液;白蛋白.腹水;白蛋白.腹膜腔积水;白蛋白.腹膜腔积液白蛋白.血清-白蛋白.腹腔积液;白蛋白.血清-白蛋白.腹水腹腔积液;水臌;腹水;腹膜腔积水;腹膜腔积液腹腔积液+血清/血浆血清（Serum，Ser，SR）血清或血浆

Example Units

Unit	Source
g/dL	Example UCUM Units

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