therapeutic benefit is all that is required to proceed to paracentesis. Ultrasound guidance of the paracentesis can also be used as an additional safety measure...
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Ascites (section Paracentesis)
and coagulation should be performed. Most experts recommend diagnostic paracentesis if the ascites is new or if the person with ascites is being admitted...
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hypodermic needle or a paracentesis incision. Eye is anesthetized using proparacaine or tetracaine eye drops prior to ACP. Paracentesis is performed through...
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Bleeding after paracentesis Bowel perforation after paracentesis Spontaneous fungal peritonitis. Patients with ascites underwent routine paracentesis; the incidence...
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called ascites. Sampling of peritoneal fluid is generally performed by paracentesis. The serum-ascites albumin gradient (SAAG) is the most useful index for...
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performed. In people with ascites, a diagnosis of peritonitis is made via paracentesis (abdominal tap): More than 250 polymorphonuclear cells per μL is considered...
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encephalopathy by removing nitrogen-producing bacteria from the gut. Paracentesis, a medical procedure involving needle drainage of fluid from a body cavity...
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usually a chest X-ray, and urinalysis. If there is ascites, a diagnostic paracentesis (removal of a fluid sample with a needle) may be required to identify...
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the presence of blood (hyphema) in the aspirated vitreous fluid, in paracentesis of the anterior chamber. This is caused due to iris atrophy usually seen...
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starch in supportive treatment of ascites following the procedure of paracentesis. Polygelin is excreted via the kidneys and has a plasma half-life of...
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diuretics to urinate excess salt and water (furosemide, spironolactone), paracentesis to manually remove the ascitic fluid, and transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic...
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Diagnostic peritoneal lavage Intraperitoneal injection Laparoscopy Omentopexy Paracentesis Peritoneal dialysis Hernia Hernia repair Inguinal hernia surgery Femoral...
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diuretic medications or the removal of large volumes of ascitic fluid by paracentesis from the abdominal cavity without compensating for fluid losses by intravenous...
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supportive, although a woman may need to be treated or hospitalized for pain, paracentesis, and/or intravenous hydration.[citation needed] Shmorgun, Doron; Claman...
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removal through a needle: Lumbar puncture, also known as a spinal tap Paracentesis, also known as an abdominal tap Thoracentesis / thoracocentesis, also...
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Where salt restriction and the use of diuretics are ineffective then paracentesis may be the preferred option. This procedure requires the insertion of...
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Diagnostic peritoneal lavage Intraperitoneal injection Laparoscopy Omentopexy Paracentesis Peritoneal dialysis Hernia Hernia repair Inguinal hernia surgery Femoral...
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ascites. If fluid is found, the process of eliminating it is through paracentesis; however, the analysis of this fluid has limited diagnostic significance...
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symptoms. Treatment of Meigs syndrome consists of thoracentesis and paracentesis to drain off the excess fluid (exudate), and unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy...
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peritonitis in the ascitic fluid of cirrhotic patients who have undergone paracentesis. Leukocyte esterase strip tests also have value in testing for peri-prosthetic...
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Diagnostic peritoneal lavage Intraperitoneal injection Laparoscopy Omentopexy Paracentesis Peritoneal dialysis Hernia Hernia repair Inguinal hernia surgery Femoral...
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Diagnostic peritoneal lavage Intraperitoneal injection Laparoscopy Omentopexy Paracentesis Peritoneal dialysis Hernia Hernia repair Inguinal hernia surgery Femoral...
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examinations:[citation needed] Focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) Paracentesis or diagnostic peritoneal lavage Computed tomography Diagnostic laparoscopy...
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have bacterial peritonitis or portal hypertension? How do I perform a paracentesis and analyze the results?". JAMA. 299 (10): 1166–78. doi:10.1001/jama...
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Diagnostic peritoneal lavage Intraperitoneal injection Laparoscopy Omentopexy Paracentesis Peritoneal dialysis Hernia Hernia repair Inguinal hernia surgery Femoral...
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component in both fatty acid and polyketide biosynthesis Anterior chamber paracentesis, a surgical procedure done to reduce intraocular pressure of the eye...
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Diagnostic peritoneal lavage Intraperitoneal injection Laparoscopy Omentopexy Paracentesis Peritoneal dialysis Hernia Hernia repair Inguinal hernia surgery Femoral...
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Diagnostic peritoneal lavage Intraperitoneal injection Laparoscopy Omentopexy Paracentesis Peritoneal dialysis Hernia Hernia repair Inguinal hernia surgery Femoral...
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Diagnostic peritoneal lavage Intraperitoneal injection Laparoscopy Omentopexy Paracentesis Peritoneal dialysis Hernia Hernia repair Inguinal hernia surgery Femoral...
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Diagnostic peritoneal lavage Intraperitoneal injection Laparoscopy Omentopexy Paracentesis Peritoneal dialysis Hernia Hernia repair Inguinal hernia surgery Femoral...
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