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A representative chest computed tomography image. Massive effusions in the pleural and interlobular spaces are delineated.
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However, the decision to hospitalize him was determined primarily because of significant fluid retention, which was coincidentally revealed by chest computed tomography imaging (Figure 1).
Changes in the blood glucose level over time. The values were measured using capillary blood. The triangles (at the top) indicate the injection of a 20-mL solution containing 50% glucose.
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In marked contrast, severe hypoglycemia reemerged immediately following recovery from hypoglycemia and required frequent glucose injections (Figure 2), despite his consuming full meals.