ALB and portal hypertension: Excluding the less frequent determination of analytes which can be useful in specific conditions, such as triglycerides in chylous ascites or amylases in pancreatic ascites, the ascitic fluid is frequently tested for its albumin content and PMN count, in order to discriminate between portal hypertension and other causes of ascites, and to verify whether the ascitic fluid is infected or not in patients with cirrhosis, respectively.