<prompt> Which of the following statement about ascites is true?Hemorrhagic ascites is diagnosed when RBC count 1,000mm3Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is diagnosed when neutrophil count 500mm3Large volume paracentesis is indicated in spontaneous bacterial peritonitisUSG can detect as little as 100 mL of peritoneal fluid  <response>: The diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis SBP is made when the fluid sample has an absolute neutrophil count 250mL.Treatment is with a second-generation cephalosporin, with cefotaxime being the most commonly used antibiotic.Large volume paracentesis is not indicated in SBP.Hemorrhagic ascites was defined as an ascitic fluid red blood cell RBC count 10,000mm3Ref: Harrisons 18e p2601 