Clinical Manifestations of Portal Hypertension

<table class="table-group" id="tab5"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Grade of ascites</td><td align="left">Definition </td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Grade 1 ascites</td><td align="left">Mild ascites only detectable by ultrasound</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Grade 2 ascites</td><td align="left">Moderate ascites evident by moderate<br/>symmetrical distension of abdomen</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Grade 3 ascites</td><td align="left">Large or gross ascites with marked abdominal distension</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

International ascites club grading system for ascites.

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Table 5

Table 5: Clinical Manifestations of Portal Hypertension 