After cleaning the side of the abdomen with an antiseptic solution, the physician numbs a small area of skin and inserts a large-bore needle with a plastic sheath 2 to 5 cm ( 1 to 2 in ) in length to reach the peritoneal ( ascitic ) fluid.
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"It has been proposed that the reagent strip for leukocyte esterase designed for the testing of urine ( Combur test UX ) could be a useful tool for diagnosing spontaneous bacterial peritonitis SBP . " Braga et al . concluded that the Combur test UX urine screening test is a very sensitive and specific method for diagnosing SBP in the ascitic fluid of cirrhotic patients who have undergone paracentesis ."
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For example, a biomolecular archaeological study of a liquid contained inside a tightly lidded Shang Dynasty bronze vessel, dated to ca . 1050 B . C ., indicated that a Chinese wormwood / mugwort species ( " Artemisia annua " and / or " Artemisia argyi " ) had been dissolved into a rice wine . " In vitro " studies of the active medicinal compound in the plant artemisinin or its synthetic derivative artesunate have been shown to be remarkably effective against a whole range of cancers, including Lewis lung carcinoma, colon cancer ( adenocarcinoma ), Kaposi's sarcoma ( connective tissue ), uveal melanoma, hepatoma, ascitic liver tumor, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, neuroblastoma, and myeloid leukemia.
