<prompt> A 63-year-old man with a long history of alcohol abuse presents with ascites. He is experiencing mild abdominal discomfort and nausea. Examination reveals tense ascites and generalized tenderness but no rigidity. A diagnostic paracentesis of the fluid is performed. Which of the following ascitic fluid results is most likely to suggest an uncomplicated ascites due to portal hypertension from cirrhosis?hemorrhageprotein 25 gLbilirubin level twice that of serumserum to ascites albumin gradient 1.1 gdL  <response>: Ascitic fluid in uncomplicated cirrhosis of the liver shows a specific gravity 1.016. Protein is 25 gL, and the gross appearance is straw-colored. In spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, the fluid may be cloudy and the number of white cells neutrophils increased. In uncomplicated ascites, the difference between plasma albumin and ascitic fluid albumin is 1.1 gdL. 