Caduceus Wild Podcast

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A podcast about the forgotten histories of medicine.

"We describe the case of a 42-year-old woman who self-treated undiagnosed Addison's disease for several years with soy sauce and liquorice sticks. [...] Our patient described an unusual diet of liquorice sticks and soy sauce, consuming around 46 g of salt per week."

Liquorice and soy sauce, a life-saving concoction in a patient with Addison's disease - PubMed

Addison's disease is a relatively common disorder to endocrinologists, but is rare and potentially fatal when presenting acutely. Treatment now involves replacement of glucocorticoids and mineralocort...

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“Owing to the lack of adequate reperfusion of the transplanted organ arising from pedicular kinking caused by disparate sizes, a breast implant was placed behind the graft as a means of support, thereby resolving the problem.”

Use of the breast implant for liver graft malposition - PubMed

Transplantation of a small liver into a large patient may cause problems with correct reperfusion of the graft because of torsion of the hepatic pedicle, leading to malfunction of the transplanted org...

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