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Title was misprinted as "Recent advance in international management of hepatocellular carcinoma", and it should be corrected as follows: "Recent advance in intraarterial management of hepatocellular carcinoma".
Cyanide poisoning can occur from industrial disasters, smoke inhalation from fire, food, and multiple other sources. Cyanide inhibits mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation by blocking mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase, which in turn results...
Republic of Korea has experienced rapid economic growth over the last several decades. During this period, some medical schools have been founded with inadequate educational resources. Currently, the Korean medical...
Healthcare accreditation, which in the Republic of Korea is based on Article 58 of the Medical Service Act of July 2010, is an evaluation system designed to improve the quality...
Lymphedema is not uncommon, but it can often be undiagnosed until discomfort or complications occur. It tends to develop slowly, but is progressive without proper treatment. Lymphedema occurs when the...
Dementia has became a major public health problem as the aged population is rapidly increasing. Dementia is underdiagnosed in primary care and many primary care physicians are hesitate to diagnose...
Acute organophosphate (OP) poisoning produces cholinergic symptoms resulting from the inhibition of cholinesterase, and the overstimulation of muscarinic and nicotinic receptors in the synapses. The dominant clinical features of acute...
Methylene blue (MB) is an effective antidote for methemoglobinemia. MB is a basic dye, yielding a blue solution. In the human body, hemoglobin is the oxygen-carrying protein including a ferrous...
A variety of pharmacologic agents have been developed for the treatment of osteoarthritis. At present, however, none of them has been proven to prevent disease progression, and the medications are...
In Korea, there are four types of snakes, Glyoidius brevicaudus, G. intermedius (formerly named, saxatilis), G. ussuriensis, Rhabdophis tigrinus. The case-fatality rate in snake bite envenomation is very low. Snake...
N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is widely recognized as the antidote of choice for acetaminophen overdose. Acetaminophen is a commonly used analgesic and antipyretic agent, and its use is one of the most...