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==Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==
The impression of the examining physician may not be accurate:<ref name="pmid18433932">{{cite journal |author=Chinnock B, Afarian H, Minnigan H, Butler J, Hendey GW |title=Physician clinical impression does not rule out spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in patients undergoing emergency department paracentesis |journal=Ann Emerg Med |volume=52 |issue=3 |pages=268–73 |year=2008 |month=September |pmid=18433932 |doi=10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.02.016 |url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0196-0644(08)00552-0 |issn=}}</ref>
On [[physical examination]], most patients have mild abdominal pain.<ref name="pmid18433932">{{cite journal |author=Chinnock B, Afarian H, Minnigan H, Butler J, Hendey GW |title=Physician clinical impression does not rule out spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in patients undergoing emergency department paracentesis |journal=Ann Emerg Med |volume=52 |issue=3 |pages=268–73 |year=2008 |month=September |pmid=18433932 |doi=10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.02.016 |url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0196-0644(08)00552-0 |issn=}}</ref>
 
The impression of the physician performing the [[physical examination]] may not be accurate:<ref name="pmid18433932">{{cite journal |author=Chinnock B, Afarian H, Minnigan H, Butler J, Hendey GW |title=Physician clinical impression does not rule out spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in patients undergoing emergency department paracentesis |journal=Ann Emerg Med |volume=52 |issue=3 |pages=268–73 |year=2008 |month=September |pmid=18433932 |doi=10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.02.016 |url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0196-0644(08)00552-0 |issn=}}</ref>
* [[sensitivity (tests)|sensitivity]] = 76%
* [[sensitivity (tests)|sensitivity]] = 76%
* [[specificity (tests)|specificity]] = 34%
* [[specificity (tests)|specificity]] = 34%
Regarding individual [[medical sign]]s and [[symptoms]]:
* [[Fever]] over 100.4°on [[physical examination]]
** [[sensitivity (tests)|sensitivity]] = 18%
** [[specificity (tests)|specificity]] = 90%
* "Any abdominal pain or tenderness" on [[physical examination]]
** [[sensitivity (tests)|sensitivity]] = 94%
** [[specificity (tests)|specificity]] = 15%


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In medicine, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is a form of peritonitis that occurs in patient with ascites.[1]

Diagnosis

On physical examination, most patients have mild abdominal pain.[2]

The impression of the physician performing the physical examination may not be accurate:[2]

Regarding individual medical signs and symptoms:

References