title: Electrolyte disturbances in beer drinkers. A specific "hypo-osmolality syndrome".
abstract: A syndrome is described which affects subjects whose consumption of beer is considerable but who take no or little ordinary food. The symptoms include fatigue, dizziness, and muscular weakness; the biochemical changes are hyponatraemia and hypokalaemia. The disorder is rapidly resolved by stay in hospital. Beer is poor in Na (1-2 meq. per litre). Consequently these patients' intake of Na was low, and the production of urea was very low.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001515:Beer / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D004327:Drinking Behavior; D005221:Fatigue / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005508:Food Deprivation; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000209:etiology; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000209:etiology; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D011188:Potassium / Q000097:blood; D012964:Sodium / Q000097:blood; D013577:Syndrome; D014717:Vertigo / Q000209:etiology; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance
chemical_list: D012964:Sodium; D003404:Creatinine; D011188:Potassium