2014 B1G Composite Schedule. COLUMBUS, Ohio-The Big Ten office announced the conference schedule for the 2014 football season today, as approved by the Big Ten Directors of Athletics.
The Aspidochelone lures hapless mariners to land on its back. According to the tradition of the Physiologus and medieval bestiaries, the aspidochelone is a fabled sea creature, variously described as a large whale or vast sea turtle, and a giant sea monster with huge spines on the ridge of its back.
(See also Liver Structure and Function and Evaluation of the Patient with a Liver Disorder.) Ascites is free fluid in the peritoneal cavity. The most common cause is portal hypertension. Symptoms usually result from abdominal distention. Diagnosis is based on physical examination and often ultrasonography or CT. Treatments include bed rest, dietary sodium restriction, diuretics, and therapeutic paracentesis.