Abdominal ultrasonography, diagnostic paracentesis, and ascitic fluid cultures are recommended by the British Society of Gastroenterology, the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL), and the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), particularly in the setting of supsected infection.
Life in Slavery. Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey was born into slavery in Talbot County, Maryland, around 1818. The exact year and date of Douglass' birth are unknown, though later in life he chose to celebrate it on February 14. Douglass lived with his maternal grandmother, Betty Bailey.
Road Signs To A Dead End. In 1995, the centennial year of the death of Frederick Douglass, Ebony urged its readers to plan family vacations so that the kids could see monuments to black history. They suggested you visit the birthplace of Frederick Douglass. (How To Celebrate Black History Month 12 Months of the Year, Ebony, Feb. 1995, vol. 50 no. 4) Why not? Because you can't get to Douglass' birthplace by following the tourist guidebooks and roadside markers.