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- Tattooing: Medical uses and problems
Tattooing is used in medical alerts, breast reconstruction, radiation oncology, endoscopy, forensic medicine, and other areas.
- A 60-year-old man with abdominal bruising
A man with liver cancer developed abdominal ecchymoses resembling the Cullen sign and flank ecchymoses resembling the Grey Turner sign.
- Home testing for HIV: Hopefully, a step forward
An over-the-counter at-home test has been approved. Will it lower the number of infected people unaware of their infection?
- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia and apparent hyperkalemia
The day after chemotherapy, the patient’s plasma potassium level was 7.7 mmol/L and the next day it rose to 10.9, but he had no signs or symptoms of hyperkalemia. What was the cause?
- Male hypogonadism: More than just a low testosterone
Confronted with a low serum testosterone level, physicians should not jump to the diagnosis of hypogonadism. Confirmation and thorough evaluation are warranted.