Endocrinology

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In adults ≥80 years with TSH 6–10 mIU/L and minimal symptoms, do you initiate levothyroxine, monitor, or avoid treatment entirely?

Does frailty change your threshold?

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What patient factors are most important when considering who needs a broader workup for osteoporosis prior to starting therapy?

Do you routinely rule out secondary causes of osteoporosis (i.e., TSH) in all patients prior to starting therapy? If you work up all patients, what la...

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What is your approach to the use of GLP-1 agonists in older adults with diabetes with or at risk of sarcopenia?

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How do you approach individualizing A1c goals in patients with dementia?

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When stopping denosumab and transitioning to PO bisphosphonate, do you wait for 6 months after the last denosumab injection to start PO bisphosphonate?

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Is it necessary to prescribe a steroid taper after two weeks of high-dose prednisone (60 mg daily)?

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Journal of the Endocrine Society, 2022 Dec 02

Perioperative Evaluation and Management of Patients on Glucocorticoids.

Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2021 Apr 20

Glucocorticoid Withdrawal-An Overview on When and How to Diagnose Adrenal Insufficiency in Clinical Practice.

Diabetes research and clinical practice, 2021 Mar 08

GLP-1 receptor agonists and SGLT2 inhibitors for older people with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Journal of diabetes, 2025 Jun

Monitoring Sarcopenia With Incretin Receptor Activator Treatment.

Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, 2025 Mar 09

Denosumab discontinuation in the clinic: implications of rebound bone turnover and emerging strategies to prevent bone loss and fractures.

BMC endocrine disorders, 2017 Feb 03

Study protocol; Thyroid hormone Replacement for Untreated older adults with Subclinical hypothyroidism - a randomised placebo controlled Trial (TRUST).

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