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The serum-ascites albumin gradient or gap (SAAG) is a calculation used to 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. A SAAG = 11 g/L suggests ascites is due to portal hypertension
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