Physical symptoms of ascites?

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Ascites is one of the common human symptoms. There are many factors inducing ascites. Cardiovascular diseases, liver diseases, peritoneal diseases, nutritional disorders, or malignant tumor diseases can cause ascites. If ascites can not be treated as soon as possible, the disease will continue to deteriorate, and even threaten the lives of patients. So, what are the physical symptoms of ascites? Let's talk about it.

Physical symptoms of ascites?

One of the most obvious symptoms of ascites is abdominal enlargement. Different degrees of ascites lead to different degrees of abdominal protrusion. In addition, during the examination, it can be found that the patient's abdomen has mobile dullness. If ascites is caused by heart disease, the patient will have symptoms such as jugular varicosity, hepatosplenomegaly, arrhythmia, etc, Some patients may also have cardiac symptoms such as precordial tremor.

If ascites is caused by liver disease, the patient will have dark complexion or withered, spider nevus on the face, neck or chest, varicose veins of liver palms and abdominal wall, hepatosplenomegaly and other signs. If the ascites caused by kidney disease, then the patient will show pale, the patient's body will have edema symptoms, especially lower limbs and facial edema may be more serious.

Flushed complexion, self-conscious body fever and abdominal tenderness are also common ascites symptoms. When the abdominal wall has a sense of flexibility, tuberculous peritonitis can be considered. If ascites is caused by malignant tumor, then patients will have the symptoms of rapid weight loss, accompanied by malignant lymph node enlargement, and some patients may even have abdominal mass and other symptoms.

matters needing attention

Ascites often occurs due to serious human diseases, so once it is found that the waist circumference increases continuously, and even slowly shows the symptoms of "big belly", the patient's friends should go to the hospital as soon as possible to make a diagnosis. They should not blindly think that they are just getting fat. Scientific examination is the correct means to exclude the occurrence of malignant diseases. So as not to delay the illness.