Open AccessBeer and the respiratory muscles: the adverse effects of ascites
Author(s) -
Erik van Lunteren
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of applied physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.253
H-Index - 229
eISSN - 8750-7587
pISSN - 1522-1601
DOI - 10.1152/japplphysiol.90469.2008
Subject(s) - respiratory system , adverse effect , medicine , ascites , anesthesia , intensive care medicine , cardiology
the acquisition of a beer belly is the fate of many a physiologist. Fortunately, far fewer of us pursue beer drinking to the point of liver failure and the development of ascites. Ascites is defined as the presence of excess protein-containing fluid in the peritoneal cavity, which can range in
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