Residency: GI

How do you distinguish spontaneous bacterial peritonitis from secondary bacterial peritonitis?
- Secondary BP ascitic fluid:
- Total protein >1g/dL
- Glucose <50mg/dL
- LDH >upper limit of serum normal
How is spontaneous bacterial peritonitis diagnosed?
- Ascites fluid analysis:
- PMN >250
- Positive bacterial culture

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Residency: GI

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GI review

Updated

2015-10-31T21:10:38Z

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