Transudative: (protein content of ascitic fluid is less than 3.0 gm/dL) Cirrhosis of liver, right heart failure, constrictive pericarditis, pericardial effusion, nephrotic syndrome, starvation, Meig's syndrome, Budd-Chiari syndrome.
Exdative: (protein content of ascitic fluid is more than 3.0 gm/dL) Tuberculosis,malignancy (ovarian, stomach, uterine, unknown primary, breast, lymphoma), bacterial peritonitis, chemical pertonitis, accute panceratitis.
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